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Women's Basketball

Seton Hill Deals Lady Cats 88-66 PSAC Loss

Greensburg, Pa.

Box Score
Seton Hill University broke open a two-point lead with a 35-12 run over a 14-minute span to close out first half and start the second half on its way to handing the Lady Cats an 88-66 PSAC road loss on Wednesday.  Olivia Rizzo's scored 13 points for Pitt-Johnstown, which dropped to 6-10 overall and 3-3 in the PSAC Western Division.
 
Seton Hill, which never trailed, came out of the gate running.  Mallory Sanner scored five quick points to help the Griffins take to a 7-0 lead two minutes into the game.
 
Pitt-Johnstown used three 3-pointers, including one from Kayla DeCriscio, to cut it to 17-15 six minutes later.
 
However, it was all Seton Hill the rest of the half.  The Griffins outscored the Lady Cats 28-12 over the final 12:44 to build an 18-point halftime advantage.
 
A Tiara Stossel 3-pointer put Seton Hill in front 35-20 with just under five minutes remaining, and two Katie Gattuso free-throws at 1:02 gave the Griffins a 45-27 halftime lead.
 
It was more of the same to start the second half.  Piage Alviani's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 Seton Hill spurt that extended the run to 25-12 and pushed the griffins' lead out to 52-27.
 
The Lady Cats got it down to 19 on Rachel's Johnson's lay-up and free-throw at 14:26, but Seton Hill wouldn't allow Pitt-Johnstown to get any closer.
 
Seton Hill pushed the lead out to as many as 29 at 80-51 with 5:08 to play on another Gattuso bucket, before coasting to the 22-point victory.
 
Seton Hill controlled nearly every aspect of the game.  The Griffins, shot 57.6% from the field, hit 15-15 from the free-throw line, outscored Pitt-Johnstown 54-26 in the paint, and held a 41-21 rebounding advantage.
 
Rizzo's 13 points paced Pitt-Johnstown.  Johnson had nine points, while Kelsey Sleighter, Jasmine Harper, and Nicole Carman each scored eight points.  Carman also pulled down six rebounds in the loss.
 
Johnson pulled down two rebounds and stands in 21st-place on the Lady Cat All-Time Rebounding List with 536.  Johnson is 12 rebounds shy of Amy Kessler (1988-92) for 20th place on the list.
 
The Lady Cats ended the night shooting42.4% (25-59) from the fireld, 8-23 from 3-point range, and 8-10 from the charity stripe.
 
Gattuso had game-highs of 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Alviana added 19 points and five rebounds to lead four Seton Hill players who scored in double figures.
 
The Griffins extended their winning streak to four straight games and improved to 10-5 overall and 2-3 in the PSAC West.
 
The Lady Cats travel to second-ranked Gannon University for a PSAC game on Wednesday, before hosting a conference doubleheader with the Mountain Cats against Mercyhurst University on January 25.  The Lady Cats will tip-off at 2 p.m., with the men's game to follow at 4 p.m.
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