Box Score
Jasmine Harper scored 17 points and Olivia McCabe added 11 points, but Pitt-Johnstown didn't have an answer for ninth-ranked Indiana University (PA).  The Crimson Hawks opened-up a 21-point first half and coasted to an 88-56 PSAC win over the Lady Cats Saturday afternoon in the Sports Center.  Pitt-Johnstown dropped to 10-15 overall and 7-14 in the PSAC.
 
Prior to the game, Pitt-Johnstown recognized this year's seniors Nicole Carmen and Kelsey Sleighter.
 
Pitt-Johnstown was able to keep it close early.  After Zhane Brooks' basket four minutes in put IUP up by five, two McCabe free-throws and a lay-up by Harper got the Lady Cats to within one at 9-8.
 
The Crimson slowly began to pull away behind 18 first half points from Lindsay Stamp and that was as close as Pitt-Johnstown would be the rest of the way.
 
IUP went on a 15-7 run that saw Stamp score nine points to build the lead to 24-15 with 9:17 left, before the Lady Cats narrowed it to five on Olivia Rizzo's basket two minutes later.
 
However, the Crimson Hawks went on to outscore Pitt-Johnstown 19-9 over the final 7:48 to build a 19 point halftime advantage.
 
Stamp connected on two free-throws at 5:38 to push the IUP lead into double digits.  Stamp then hit back-to-back 3-poitner to extend it to 19, before Books' conventional 3-point play gave the Crimson Hawks their largest lead of the half at 43-33 with just over a minute remaining.
 
Pitt-Johnstown then got a put-back from McCabe as time expired to make it 43-24 at the break.
 
It was more of the same for Pitt-Johnstown in the second half.  Steals and breakaway layups from Stamp and Marita Mathe on consecutive Lady Cat possessions got the lead out to 25, and a Marina Wareham 3-pointer at 11:34 made it 63-36.
 
The Crimson Hawks never allowed the Lady Cats to get any closer than 24 the rest of the way.  IUP got eight straight points from Stamp to extend it to 34 with 6:27 left, before Brooks' jumper at 5:26 gave the Crimson Hawks their largest lead of the day at 80-45.
 
Harper's 17 points and McCabe's 11 points accounted for the only Lady Cats to score in double figures.  Carman had eight points and four rebounds, while Sleighter collected seven points, two rebounds, and two assists in their final games in the Sports Center.  Pitt-Johnstown also got six points from Kayla DeCriscio off the bench.
 
Carman is currently 18^th on the Lady Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,233 points and 13^th on the Pitt-Johnstown All-Time Rebounding List with 674.  Harper is 20^th on the all-time rebounding list with 583 rebounds, and 44 points shy of becoming the Lady Cats' 36^th 1,000-point scorer.  In addition, Sleighter is 27^th on the scoring list with 1,110 points.  Sleighter holds the record for career 3-pointers with 199 and her 72 3-pointers this season are four shy of Shelley Helsel's record of 76 set in 1995-96.
 
Pitt-Johnstown ended the day shooting 37.7% (20-53) from the floor, 2-11 from 3-point range, and 14-22 from the free-throw line.  IUP, which dominated the glass with a 49-26 advantage, shot 50.0% (36-72), 7-17 from behind the 3-point line, and 9-12 from the charity stripe.
 
Stamp poured in a game-high 32 points and Brooks had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds.  The Crimson Hawks also got 11 11 points and five rebounds from Leslie Stapleton to improve to 23-2 overall and 19-2 in the PSAC.
 
The Lady Cats close out the 2014-15 regular season with a conference game at Edinboro on Wednesday, before waiting to see if they earn a spot in this year's PSAC Tournament that begins on February 28.