Seton Hill traveled up Interstate 79 to Erie to take on Gannon in an important PSAC West battle. The teams entered tied for fourth place with identical 7-7 records. The Griffins pulled away in the fourth quarter in route to an important 83-69 victory. SHU is now 14-8 overall and 8-7 in PSAC play. Gannon drops to 11-12 overall and 7-8 in PSAC play.
Back to back three pointers from
Cheyenne Trest and
Megan Marecic gave SHU a 10-5 lead midway thru the first quarter. A quick 6-0 run gave Gannon an 11-10 lead. Gannon held a 19-17 lead after the first quarter of play.
The Knights pushed their lead to 24-20 early in the second quarter. A three point play from Trest and a layin from Courtey Cecere put SHU back in front 28-26 with 7:14 to play in the second. Four straight points from
Katie Nolan extended the SHU lead to 32-28 midway thru the quarter. Five straight points from
Madelyn Fischer extended the lead late in the second half and SHU took a 43-36 lead into the halftime break.
Early in the third quarter, Marecic and Cecere drained three pointers to extend the SHU lead to 49-38. After Gannon cut the lead seven,
Tiana Stewart hit a three to push the lead back to ten. Gannon scored the final five points of the quarter to trim the SHU lead to 56-53 after three quarters of play.
A basket from Nolan and two Trest free throws gave SHU a 60-53 lead with 7:47 to play. A quick 8-0 run on threes from Marecic and Trest and two Cecere free throws extended the lead back to double figures at 68-55 midway thru the quarter. Gannon trimmed the lead to nine with two minutes to play but the Griffins went 10-10 from the free throw line to close out the win.
The big difference in the game was the three point shooting. SHU was 13-27 while Gannon was just 1-12. The Griffins were also 18-22 from the free throw line.
Cheyenne Trest led four Griffins in double figures with 21 points.
Megan Marecic finished with 19 points.
Katie Nolan posted a double double of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Courtney Cecere added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
SHU returns home on Saturday when they host Slippery Rock at 1 PM.