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Allegheny College vs. Thiel College women’s basketball, Jan. 15, 2025. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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71
Winner Allegheny All 12-6,11-2 PAC
65
Geneva GEN 9-9,6-7 PAC
Winner
Allegheny All
12-6,11-2 PAC
71
Final
65
Geneva GEN
9-9,6-7 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Allegheny All 16 22 13 20 71
Geneva GEN 20 12 23 10 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Battles Back for Win at Geneva

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Allegheny women's basketball team battled back in the fourth quarter to overcome a deficit and defeat Geneva 71-65 on the road in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Wednesday (Jan. 29).
 
The Golden Tornadoes jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first. The lead grew to 11-5 before an Allegheny timeout. Coming out of the timeout, Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) hit a three before a Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) basket cut it to 11-10. Geneva responded with a 9-2 lead to push their advantage to 20-12. In the final 45 seconds of the quarter, Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone) had a pair of baskets to cut the lead to 20-16.
 
The Gators opened the second quarter on a 6-2 run, tying the game at 22 on a Kate Leach (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) layup. The teams continued to trade baskets until the final three minutes of the half. Trailing 32-30, Allegheny finished the half on an 8-0 run as they gained a 38-32 advantage at halftime. 
 
Lauer led the Gators with 13 points in the opening half. Santicola had ten to go with seven rebounds. Jess Bickart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) pulled in nine rebounds with five assists. The Gators shot 41% (16-39) and had a 28-18 rebound advantage.
 
Geneva tied the game at 41 early in the third quarter. After exchanging baskets, the Golden Tornadoes put together a 7-0 run to move ahead, 53-45. Allegheny ended the frame on a 6-2 run as they cut the deficit to 55-51 heading into the fourth.
 
Allegheny quickly tied the game at 55 in the final frame on a Santicola layup. After Geneva scored four straight to answer, the Gators went on a 7-0 run, capped off by a traditional three point play by Ava Kobus (Pittsburgh, Pa./Norwin), taking a 62-59 lead. The Gators did not look back after that as they finished the game by outpacing their counterparts 9-6, capturing the PAC victory.
 
Inside the Box
  • Lauer led the team with 22 points to go alongside eight rebounds.
  • Santicola recorded her 10th double-double of the season, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Kobus had nine points and four rebounds.
  • Bella Antonacci (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) ended the game with eight points, five assists and four rebounds.
  • Genareo had five points and five rebounds.
  • Bickart finished with a season-high 17 rebounds with seven assists and four points.
  • The Gators had a 57-44 advantage in rebounds. 
News and Notes
  • Allegheny improved to 12-6 overall and 11-2 in PAC play.
  • The Gators are now 12-5 all-time against the Golden Tornadoes.
  • Santicola entered the contest with 183 career blocks. With one block tonight, she is now just six blocks off from breaking the program record of 189.
Up Next
The Gators will return to Meadville Wednesday (Feb. 1) to host Waynesburg.
 
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