The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's basketball teams will close out the PSAC Crossover portion of their schedules when they host Millersville Wednesday evening in the Sports Center.  The Women's team will tip-off against the Wolves at 5:30 p.m. with the men's game to follow at 7:30 p.m.  Both teams will then break for the holiday season.
 
Head Coach Mike Drahos' (6^th year) Pitt-Johnstown squad, 4-5 and 1-2 in the PSAC Western Division prior to Tuesday's non-conference game against Cheyney, is coming off of a 67-49 PSAC Crossover loss to Kutztown in its home-opener on December 8.  Gabrielle Smith and Alli McGrath each scored 14 points for the Mountain Cats, while Tori Moreland scored nine points and Maddie Shanahan pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.  Pitt-Johnstown also played an exhibition game at Division I Robert Morris on Saturday and got 19 points and seven rebounds from Smith and 15 points and five rebounds from McGrath in a 73-53 loss.
 
Prior to Tuesday's PSAC Crossover game at Clarion, Millersville was 2-6 overall and 0-3 in the PSAC Eastern Division under 29^th-year Head Coach Mary Fleig. The Marauders suffered an 84-77 conference loss at Seton Hill on December 8.  Lauren Lister's 24 points tied for game-high and led three Millersville players who scored in double figures, while Kendra Bamberger pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds against the Griffins.
 
Pitt-Johnstown traveled to Millersville last season on December 3 and came away with a narrow 55-54 victory over the Marauders.  Olivia McCabe's 16 points and eight rebounds, and Tori Moreland's 15 points led four Mountain Cats who scored in double figures.  Bamberger collected 16 points and six rebounds and Alayah Hall and Jade Farquhar had 14 apiece to pace Millersville.
 
After breaking for the holidays, Pitt-Johnstown hosts a PSAC doubleheader with the Mountain Cat men's team against Clarion on January 2 at 5:30 p.m., before traveling to nationally-ranked Indiana (PA) for a conference game on January 5.
 
 
Prior to Tuesday's non-conference game against Cheyney, Head Coach Bob Rukavina's Mountain Cats had won three of their last four games and were 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC Western Division following a 109-97 PSAC Crossover victory over Kutztown on December 8 in the Sports Center.  Josh Wise matched his career-high with 31 points, and PSAC West Freshman of the Week Joe Batt scored a career-high 28 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out six assists to lead Pitt-Johnstown.  The Mountain Cats also got 23 points from John Paul Kromka and 11 points from Marcin Wiszomirski.
 
Millersville, under third-year Head Coach Casey Stitzel, was 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC Eastern Division prior to Tuesday's conference crossover game at Clarion.  The Marauders also picked-up a 90-59 PSAC Crossover victory at Seton Hill on December 8 behind a game-high 24 points from Marcus Adkison and 21 points and 10 rebounds from Caden Najdawi.
 
Pitt-Johnstown holds a 6-4 advantage a series that dates back to the 1995-96 season.  The Mountain Cats have won the last three meetings, including a 76-67 victory in Millersville on December 3, 2017.  Isaac Vescovi had game-highs of 25 points and nine rebounds, and Dale Clancy and Levi Masua added 18 and 14 points, respectively for Pitt-Johnstown.  The Marauders were led by Jamal Washington's 14 points, Marcus Adkison's 13 points and eight rebounds, and Jordan Greene's 10 points.
 
The Mountain Cats will break for the holiday season before playing a scrimmage game at Saint Francis on December 29.  Pitt-Johnstown will then host a PSAC doubleheader with the women's team against Clarion on January 2.  The women will tip-off the doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. in the Sports Center, with the men's game to follow at 7:30 p.m.