GREENVILLE, Pa. -- An impressive first half guided the Allegheny College women's basketball team to an 84-54 victory at Thiel College on Wednesday evening.

The Gators (6-6, 3-0 PAC) earned their third consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory to start the conference slate, while the offense once again flashed its high-scoring potential. For the third time in the last four games, Allegheny scored at least 84 points while the Gators logged a season-best 53.1 field-goal percentage (34-of-64) against the Tomcats (5-7, 0-3 PAC).

Allegheny ran away with Wednesday's matchup from the get-go, outscoring the Tomcats 27-13 in the first quarter and 25-15 in the second. In the first half, the Blue and Gold shot the ball at a 60.0% clip (21-of-35) from the floor with a matching 3-point percentage (6-of-10). By the end of the third quarter, the Gators more than doubled up the Tomcats with a 69-34 lead, and they led by as many as 37 points in the fourth before settling for a 30-point victory.

Four days after breaking the team record for assists in a game, second-year guard Isabella Antonacci (Indiana, Pa./Indiana Area) put together another standout performance. Antonacci netted 19 of her game-high 22 points in the first half and continued to distribute the ball with a game-high seven assists. She was one of three Gators to reach double figures in an otherwise balanced effort, as 10 of the 11 players who appeared in the game scored at least three points.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators outscored the Tomcats in each of the first three quarters before turning the court over to the reserves in the fourth.
• Allegheny shot 57.1% (12-of-21) in the first quarter, 64.3% (9-of-14) in the second, and 50.0% (7-of-14) in the third.
• On the other hand, Thiel's most efficient quarter was the first, when it shot 30.8% (4-of-13).
• The Gators won the battle on the boards, 43-to-35, dished out more dimes, 18-to-8, and posted more blocks, 6-to-1.
• Antonacci led all players with 22 points and seven assists while shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the foul line.
• Ashlan Price (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) was 3-for-4 (75.0%) from 3-point range en route to 13 points.
• Ava Kobus (Pittsburgh, Pa./Norwin) added 12 points in only 17 minutes off the bench.
• Jess Bickart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) scored nine points with seven rebounds.
• Sarah Santicola (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area), Kate Leach (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington), and Karina Vasquez (San Antonio, Texas/John M. Harlan) each added six points.
• Santicola was the only player to post double-digit rebounds with 12.
• Caitlin Stephens was the only Tomcat to reach double figures with 12 points.

News and Notes

• Allegheny evened its overall record at 6-6 and improved to 3-0 against PAC opponents.
• Since rejoining the PAC, the Gators are 7-0 against Thiel and have scored more than 80 points in four of the last five meetings.
• The Gators scored 84 points, tied for the second-highest total of the season, while netting 84 or more points for the third time in the last four games.
• Allegheny's 53.1 field-goal percentage was its best since shooting 54.7% against Washington and Jefferson College on February 21, 2025.
• Antonacci scored 20-plus points for the third time this season.
• Price, who made her third consecutive start, logged a career-high 13 points in her first double-digit performance of the season.

Up Next
The Gators will return to the David V. Wise Center on Saturday, January 10, for a 1 p.m. conference showdown against Waynesburg University.