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Dereck Lopez
52
Penn St.-Altoona PSUAL 7-18,6-10 AMCC
64
Winner Pitt.-Greensburg Pitt-G 19-5,13-3 AMCC
Penn St.-Altoona PSUAL
7-18,6-10 AMCC
52
Final
64
Pitt.-Greensburg Pitt-G
19-5,13-3 AMCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Penn St.-Altoona PSUAL 5 14 16 17 52
Pitt.-Greensburg Pitt-G 14 13 14 23 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Advances to AMCC Semifinals with 64-52 Win Over Penn State Altoona

GREENSBURG – The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg women's basketball team secured a spot in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament semifinals with an opening round win over Penn State Altoona, 64-52, this evening inside Chambers Hall. 

The Bobcat faithful was out in full force, and it helped propel Pitt-Greensburg to an early lead. The game opened with six straight Bobcat points. Lockdown defense was the name of the game in the opening ten minutes for the Blue and Gold, as they held Penn State Altoona to 2-of-13 shooting and just five points.  

That first quarter surge would be all that Pitt-Greensburg needed. The Lions made their best effort throughout the second half to make a comeback, but the Bobcats never let up and led from wire-to-wire to clinch the first post-season win of the Coach Oddis era. 

Nadege Durand stepped up huge throughout the game, ending with a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. Melina Maietta was scoring from every spot on the court, as she netted 20 points off of two three-pointers and a perfect 6-for-6 mark from the free throw line. 

Converting at the line was the difference maker late in the game for Pitt-Greensburg, they finished 16-for-18 from the stripe, including a perfect 11-for-11 in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.  

Rebounding was all Bobcats, as they boosted their conference leading margin with a +14 spread (48-34) today on the glass. Shaquoia McCray had 11 and Durand 10, as seven Bobcats pulled down multiple boards. 

Sidney McCully dished out six of the team's eight assists. 

Pitt-Greensburg advances to take on #2 Penn State Behrend in the AMCC semifinals on Friday at La Roche University. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 pm. 
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