Belle Bosch had game-highs of 20 points and eight rebounds, and Riley Childress added 17 points and five assists, but Seton Hill, ranked 18^th in the D2CSC National Poll and 20^th in the WBCA Coaches Poll, held off a second half Mountain Cat surge for a 78-61 PSAC Western Division victory, Wednesday evening in Greensburg.  Pitt-Johnstown closed out the 2024-25 season at 3-24 overall and 1-19 in conference-play.
 
Bosch ended the evening shooting 6-11 from the floor and 8-10 from the stripe, while Childress was 6-8 from the field, and 2-3 from behind the arc.  M'laya Ainsworth tallied eight points and five rebounds, and Lexi Margolis and Gianna Gallucci chipped-in seven and five points, respectively for the Mountain cats
 
Pitt-Johnstown came out and hit three of its first five shots, including a bucket from Bosch at 6:36, to give the Mountain Cats an early lead.  Seton Hill got hot and built a 21-12 advantage on two of Hailee Ford's nine first quarter points, before Gallucci knocked down a 3-pointer with :17 left to get Pitt-Johnstown back to within six at 21-15.
 
The Griffins grabbed the momentum to start the second quarter and used 3-pointers from Helene Cowan and Abby Mankins to push the lead out 35-19.  Margolis answered with a 3-pointer of her own to ignite a 13-5 Mountain Cat run over the next four minutes to make it an eight-point game, but a late basket from Cowan got the Seton Hill lead back into double digits at 42-32 at the half.
 
After Bosch's layup on Pitt-Johnstown's first possession on the third quarter, Childress followed with a 3-pointer to make it 44-37.  The Griffins quickly regained control and scored 13 unanswered points and extended the lead to 57-38 on a Mia Kalich layup at 5:50.  The Mountain Cats continued to battle and got a basket in the paint from Ainsworth and a free-throw from Childress to stay within striking distance at 61-47.
 
Bosch's free-throws with 5:45 to play got Pitt-Johnstown as close as eight at 65-57, but Seton Hill was able pull away for the victory.
 
Pitt-Johnstown shot 46.9% (23-49) from the field, 4-15 from 3-point range, and 11-18 from the line.  The Griffins shot 53,4% (31-58), including 7-19 from beyond the arc.  Seton Hill was 9-13 from the charity stripe.
 
Cowan's 17 points and Ford's 14 points paced four Griffins who scored in double figures and helped Seton Hill improve to 22-4 overall and 16-3 in the PSAC.