PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Allegheny College women's basketball had its five-game win streak snapped by second-place Chatham University, 62-50, in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action on Wednesday.

Despite the loss, Allegheny (12-10, 11-6 PAC) remains third in the conference standings with an opportunity to secure a home quarterfinal contest in the last two weeks of the regular season.

In the first meeting of the season between the Gators and Cougars (20-3, 16-2 PAC), Chatham came from behind in the second half to force overtime en route to a double-overtime victory. In a similar fashion, the host Cougars shrugged off a 26-21 halftime deficit and outscored the Blue and Gold in the second half, 41-24. 

Allegheny led by as many as 10 points, 31-21, after scoring the first five points of the third quarter. But Chatham seemingly put a lid on the rim, and across the last seven minutes of the third, the Gators only managed one made field goal and coughed the ball up seven times. Allegheny's last lead was at 33-32 following a Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) bucket, as the Cougars bridged the third and fourth quarters with an 11-0 run.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny was slightly more efficient shooting with a 37.0 field-goal percentage (20-of-54), compared to a rate of 34.4% (21-of-61) by Chatham.
• The Cougars had more than twice the number of attempts from the line, as Chatham finished 16-of-23 (69.6%) and Allegheny was only 5-of-10 (50.0%).
• Chatham also controlled the glass with a plus-nine rebound margin (44-to-35).
• Santicola and Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone) combined for over half of Allegheny's scoring output.
• Lauer led all Gators with 14 points on 7-of-17 shooting (41.2%) with six rebounds.
• Santicola earned a double-double with 13 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
• Jess Bickart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) had eight points with nine rebounds and team highs in assists (6) and steals (4).
• Kate Leach (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) made both of her field goals and finished with four points, one rebound, one assist, and one block.
• Hannah Chenault paced Chatham off the bench with 16 points, 11 of which came from the foul line.

News and Notes

• Allegheny is 12-10 overall and 11-6 against PAC opponents with three games remaining.
• The Gators sit in third place in the PAC ahead of Westminster College and Geneva College, who are tied with a 10-8 conference record.
• Santicola logged her 12th double-double of the season and has reached double-digit points and rebounds in three consecutive games.
• Lauer has scored double-digit points in 20 of 22 games this winter.
• Bickert surpassed her freshman assist total with six against Chatham, giving her 112 in 22 games for an average of 5.1 per contest.

Up Next
Allegheny will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, February 10, when the Gators face Franciscan University inside the David V. Wise Center. The opening tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m.