
Head Coach
Mike Drahos' Lady Cat basketball team, 3-2 on the season, will host a non-conference game against Salem International (WV) University, Tuesday evening in the Sports Center. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
Pitt-Johnstown bounced back from Wednesday's tough loss to fifth-ranked California (PA) with a pair of PSAC victories in the Sports Center over the weekend. Pitt-Johnstown got 15 points and eight rebounds from
Ana Hollen, and 12 points and 10 rebounds from
Olivia McCabe in a 69-64 win over No. 25 West Chester on Saturday.
Laurel O'Barto also had 12 points against the Golden Rams. On Sunday,
McCabe added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and
Olivia Rizzo collected 17 points to lead the Lady Cats to a 75-57 victory over Cheyney.
Senior center
Jasmine Harper currently ranks 35
th on the Pitt-Johnstown Scoring List with 1,026 points and 16
th on the All-Time Rebounding List with 615 rebounds. Harper is nine points shy of tying
Deb Deaner (1975-79) for 34
th-place on the scoring list and 25 rebounds away from tying
Lynne Ashbridge (1986-90) for 15
th-place on the rebounding list.
Salem International, under second-year
Head Coach Lester Harbin, comes in with a 0-4 record following a pair of losses last week. The Tigers suffered a 65-52 setback at Seton Hill on Wednesday, before Findlay (OH) dealt Salem International an 85-48 loss on Saturday.
Keishla Gilmore scored 15 points, while
Toi Brown (12 points) and
Samantha Aiken (11 points) also scored in double figures against the Oilers.
In the last meeting between the two teams, Pitt-Johnstown earned an 85-65 win in Salem, W.Va. on November 25, 2014.
Kayla DeCriscio scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, and
Leah Hansen had 11 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists to lead the Lady Cats. Salem's
Shakinah Haggins finished with a game-high 20 points and eight rebounds, and
Aiken chipped-in 16 points.
Pitt-Johnstown begins a stretch of four consecutive road games with PSAC contests at Seton Hill University on December 1 and Kutztown on December 4. The Lady Cats will play their next home game on December 15 at 5:30 p.m. against the University of Charleston (WV).