Seton Hill opened their 2026-27 season on the road at Fairmont State in the MEC/PSAC Challenge with a contest against Concord on Friday afternoon.
Concord outscored the Griffins by a 46-36 margin in the second half as they rallied for a 74-70 victory over the Griffins.
Amaiya Nelson got the Griffins on the board first with a basket.
Shaye Bailey hit a three late I the first quarter as the Griffins trailed 18-9 at the end of the first quarter.
A pull up jumper from
Kendall Berger cut the Concord lead to 22-14 with eight minutes to play in the second quarter.
Torrie DeStefano followed with a three as the Griffins cut the lead to 22-17. A Berger three forced a Concord timeout with the Griffins down 22-20 with 6:06 left in second.
Monique Vincent gave the Griffins a 25-24 lead with 3:30 left in the half. Bailey added three free throws to push the lead to four with 2:30 left. A steal and score from Bailey gave SHU a 32-26 lead with just over a minute to play. A steal and layin from
Carlotta Mbanyam gave SHU a 34-28 lead with 10 seconds left.
Nelson and Vincent hit three pointers to open the second half as the Griffins extended their lead to 40-32 early in the half. Bailey followed with a three to push the lead to 43-35 with eight minutes left. The Griffins led 47-37 at the third quarter media timeout. Berger ended a 5-0 Concord run with a basket that pushed the lead to 49-42 with three minutes to play. Berger followed with a four point play to extend the lead to 52-45 with 2:30 left. SHU led 52-48 at the end of the third quarter.
DeStefano hit a three to extend the Griffins lead to 57-50 with 8:40 to play in the fourth. Concord ran off a 9-2 run to tie the game at 59 with 6:28 left. A pair of free throws from
Reece Beaver put the Griffins back in front 63-62 at the fourth quarter media timeout. Concord scored the next six to take a 68-63 lead.
Cameron Dill answered with a jumper to trim the lead to 68-65 with 1:46 left. DeStefano hit one of two free throws to cut the lead to 70-66 with 1:09 to play. Concord hit their free throws to put the game away.
Bailey led the Griffins with 20 points. Berger finished with 14 and Nelson added 12 points.
The Griffins will continue play in the PSAC/MEC Challenge with a matchup with the host Fairmont State on Saturday.
