Seton Hill hosted its first PSAC Tournament game on Monday evening as they hosted Gannon in the first round of the PSAC playoffs.  Seniors Jenna Kaufman and Alexandra Hay made sure it would not be their last ever collegiate game by scoring 24 and 19 points respectively.  Seton Hill pulled away in the second half for a 78-65 victory.  SHU improves to 20-9 overall while the Golden Knights end the season at 16-13.

SHU came out of the gates fast, taking a 10-3 lead three minutes into the contest.  Back to back three pointers from Lindsey Mifsud and Kaufman helped the Griffins during the run.  Gannon responded by scoring the next nine points to take a 12-10 lead midway thru the quarter.  After trailing 16-14 the Griffins scored the final five points of the quarter to take a 19-16 lead into the second quarter.

Halie Torris opened the scoring in the second quarter with a three pointer.  A layup from Kaufman pushed the lead to 24-16 with 8:58 to play.  Gannon then went on an 11-0 run to retake a 27-24 lead with 3:48 left in the quarter.  The Griffins answered with nine straight to take a 33-27 lead on a jumper from Hannah Laslo with 1:19 left in the half.  SHU led 33-29 at the break. 

Seton Hill led throughout the third quarter by as many as seven before the Knights trimmed the lead to 42-38 with 4:06 to play.  A layin from Laslo and two free throws from Hay pushed the lead back to 46-38.  In the last minute of the quarter, Kaufman buried a three and Hay scored right before the buzzer to give the Griffins a 51-42 lead after three quarters.

A free throw from Laslo and a layup from Hay pushed the lead to twelve at 54-42 with 9:23 to play.  A big play midway thru the quarter was an old fashioned three point play from Nolan that gave SHU a 62-48 lead with just over five minutes to play.  Back to back threes from the Knights cut the lead to 66-59 with 1:53 to play but the Griffins went 12-14 from the line down the stretch to ice the game and send the Griffins into the PSAC Quarterfinal on Wednesday evening.

The Griffins dominated the paint, outscoring the Knights 39-28.  SHU also forced 17 Gannon turnovers while only committing 5.  The Griffins were 39% from the floor while Gannon shot 44%.

Kaufman paced the Griffins with a team high 24 points.  She also added 9 rebounds.  Hay added 19 points and 6 rebounds while adding 3 steals.  Laslo added 10 points and 9 rebounds  while Nolan also finished with 10 points.

SHU will now travel to Indiana (PA) on Wednesday evening for the PSAC Quarterfinal where they will take on the #1 seed Crimson Hawks at 5:30 PM.