College basketball: W&J women get back on winning track
Observer-Reporter
Stellanie Loutsion scored 15 points, Reagan Kadlecik had a double-double and the Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 64-50 win over Bethany on Wednesday at Hummel Field House.
The win keeps W&J (3-0, 8-4) unbeaten in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. Bethany falls to 1-2, 6-6.
The Presidents led 43-40 after three quarters and Bethany closed to within a single point when Kaedlee Potter put in a layup to start the fourth-quarter scoring. W&J then embarked on a pivotal 10-2 run with Loutsion scoring five points, including a key three-point basket. Jaden Wan, who finished with 11 points, scored four during the fourth-quarter spurt.
Kadlecik had 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Bethany was led in scoring by Kate Boddi’s 10 points.The Bison hurt their cause by making only one of 18 shots from three-point range.
W&J was 5-for-18 from behind the stripe.
Chatham 71, Waynesburg 65
Alyssa Laukus scored a game-high 21 points, Madison Nereu added 19 and Chatham used a pivotal spurt midway through the fourth quarter to beat visiting Waynesburg 71-65 in a PAC game.
Chatham (1-2, 8-3) led 54-53 in the fourth before it embarked on a 7-0 run that left Waynesburg (1-2, 5-7) playing catch-up the rest of the way.
Kara McFadden scored 14 points and Clara-Paige Miller had 13 for the Yellow Jackets, who closed to within four points three times in the closing minutes.
Seton Hill 90, California 83
Sisters Helene and Hallie Cowan combined for 57 points as Seton Hill won a foul-filled PSAC West game over California, 90-83, at the Convocation Center.
The teams combined for 49 fouls and 67 free throws.
California (4-3, 8-9) led 43-41 at halftime but Seton Hill (7-0, 11-2) moved ahead 63-61 after three quarters. The Griffins won the game by making eight of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Helen Cowand led the Griffins with a game-high 34 points on 10-for-20 shooting from the field and 16-for-16 at the free-throw line. Hallie Cowan added 23 points and Mia Klaich contributed 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
Cal had five players in double figures led by 18 points each from Alicia Young and Kennedy Bankett. Hope Hawkins and Trinity Balog each tossed in 13 points and Kimaya Williams had 10 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Men’s results
California 87, Seton Hill 78
Bryson Lucas scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half and California stretched its winning streak to nine games with an 87-78 victory over Seton Hill in PSAC West play at the Convocation Center.
Lucas, who also had nine rebounds, led four Cal players in double figures and kept the Vulcans (7-0, 10-4) unbeaten in PSAC play. Antoine Arnett, Brayden Reynolds and Jordyn Buchanan each tossed in 19 points for the Vulcans, who overcame a 40-33 halftime deficit by shooting 66 percent in the second half.
Seton Hill (6-2, 12-3) shot only 36 percent in the second half. Rashaad Williams poured in a game-high 36 points, which included eight three-point field goals, for the Griffins. Kedrick Curtis had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Bethany 87, Wash & Jeff 83
Bethany scored 52 points in the second half and held off Washington & Jefferson, 87-83, in a PAC game.
The loss snapped a winning streak of six games for the Presidents (2-1, 9-3), who trailed by double digits in the second half but closed to within one point in the final minute.
Bethany (1-2, 5-7) made 13 three-point field goals and had five players score in double figures, led by 18 points each from Jayden Stewart and Co Rose.
W&J’s Nathan Plotner scored a game-high 23 points. Matt Seidl had 19 points, Quinton Burlenski had 13 and Cameron Rowell 11.
Chatham 98, Waynesburg 73
Lovenson Xavier made 10 of his first 12 shots en route to a 32-point performance as Chatham defeated visiting Waynesburg 98-73 in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game Wednesday night.
Chatham (2-1, 7-4) made 18 three-point field goals, including six by Xavier. The Cougars went 18-for-34 from behind the stripe.
Chatham made 11 of its three-pointers in the first half, when it forged a 45-33 lead. The Cougars shot 58 percent from the field for the game and 66 percent in the second half.
Waynesburg (0-3, 4-8) made 11 three-pointers but the Yellow Jackets didn’t have enough offensive firepower to stay with Chatham in the second half. Casey Keesee led the Yellow Jackets with 13 points and Scott Bilovus added 12.