Seton Hill outscored Pitt-Johnstown by 18 in the second quarter to erase a four-point deficit on its way to a 79-50 PSAC victory over the Cats, Saturday afternoon in Greensburg.  Gabrielle Smith's 12 points and game-high 10 rebounds led Pitt-Johnstown, which slipped to 8-10 overall and 5-8 in the PSAC.
 
Olivia McCabe scored five early points to put Pitt-Johnstown on top, before the Cats used an 8-0 run, capped by two Tori Moreland free-throws and a Smith basket, to increase the lead to 15-7 with three minutes left in the opening quarter.  Seton Hill answered with cut it to 15-11 on Cheyenne Trest's basket to close out the quarter.
 
Seton Hill took control in the second quarter and outscored the Cats, 23-5, to build a 14-point halftime advantage.  The Griffins quickly tied it on Trest's free-throw, before extending the run to 12-1 to go up 23-16 on Jenna Kaufman's basket at 3:38.  After Smith's layup narrowed Pitt-Johnstown's gap to five, Halie Torris hit a 3-pointer and Kaufman accounted for the final eight points to give Seton Hill a 34-20 lead at the break.
 
Baskets by McCabe and Smith midway through the third quarter got the Cats back to within eight, but Seton hill outscored Pitt-Johnstown, 12-0, to push the lead out to 20 at 53-23 with 46 seconds remaining.  Maurina Nunn and Mia Oterson each connected on a pair of free-throws down the stretch to cut it to 53-37 entering the final quarter.
 
The Griffins continued to build on its lead in the final period and coasted to the 29-point victory.
 
Smith finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and McCabe added 12 points and four rebounds to lead Pitt-Johnstown.  The Cats also got eight points, seven rebounds, and four assists from Nunn and six points and four rebounds from Moreland.
 
McCabe currently stands in 29^th place on the Pitt-Johnstown All-Time Scoring List with 1,071 points and 12^th on the All-Time Rebounding List with 735 rebounds.
 
Pitt-Johnstown was held to just 37.0% (20-54) shooting, including just 1-8 from 3-point range.  The Cats were also 9-16 from the free-throw line.  Seton Hill ended the afternoon shooting 45.8% (27-59) from the floor, 6-22 from behind the 3-point line, and 19-25 from the charity stripe.
 
Kaufman led all scorers with 22 points and eight rebounds, and Trest chipped-in 17 points, five rebounds, and five assists to help the Griffins make it six straight wins and improved to 15-4 overall and 10-3 in the PSAC.
 
Pitt-Johnstown returns home to the Sports Center to host a PSAC doubleheader with the Mountain Cats against West Chester University on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., before traveling to a conference game at Gannon University on Saturday.