Jan 26, 2019 4 min read

Three is more than two.

That simple math played in favor of Chatham University’s women’s basketball team as 17 of the 20 shots made by the Cougars were three-pointers as they defeated Washington & Jefferson 72-70 in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference game Saturday at Henry Memorial Center.

The loss for W&J (9-2, 13-6) ends a 11-game winning streak. It was the first time the Presidents lost since Nov. 28 against Saint Vincent, which takes over sole possession of first place.

Chatham (6-5, 10-10) went 17-for-44 from behind the arc, and four players made at least three three-pointers. Katie Sieg and Kaitlyn Fertig each made five thress. Sieg scored a game-high 25 points.

Trailing 41-38 at halftime, W&J retook the lead in the middle of the third quarter with an eight-point run. That advantage was slowly lost down the stretch as the Presidents were outscored 19-14 in the final quarter, most of those points for the Cougars coming from the foul line.

Maria Lawhorne led the Presidents with 20 points. Allie Seto was the only other player in doubel figures for W&J, which only went 3-for-20 from behind the arc, with 15 points.

Waynesburg 93, Westminster 65: Five players scored in double figures to lift Waynesburg to a 93-65 victory over visiting Westminster in a PAC game.

It was the most points scored in a conference game by the Yellow Jackets since 2014.

Andrea Orlosky led Waynesburg (4-7, 6-13) with 25 points and 14 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Kacey Kastroll scored 15 points off the bench, Erin Joyce had 13 and Haley Porter and Brooke Fuller each finished with 12 points.

Westminster (5-6, 7-13) trailed 46-44 at halftime but was limited to 21 points in the second half. The Titans were outscored 26-13 in the third quarter and 21-8 in the fourth.

Jackie Mathews scored 18 points for Westminster.

California 62, Mercyhurst 56: Seairra Barrett did a little bit of everything with 31 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists to lead California over Mercyhurst, 62-56, in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division game.

Trailing by four points at halftime, 35-31, the Vulcans scored 12 of the final 14 points of the third quarter. Barrett then broke a tied score halfway through the fourth quarter with back-to-back layups to give Cal (11-1, 17-1) the lead for good.

Gina Vallecorsa was the only other player to reach double figures for California with 10 points.

Eliza Oswalt led upset-minded Mercyhurst (5-7, 8-11) with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Men’s results

Chatham 62, Wash & Jeff 57: Watching its 12-point halftime lead slowly disappear, Washington & Jefferson lost its third-straight game by way of a second-half comeback from Chatham, 62-57.

The Presidents, who led 39-27 at halftime, shot 57 percent (15-for-26) from the field in the first half and made six of their 11 three-pointers. W&J (8-12) then went cold in the second half making only four field goals and scoring 18 points.

Cameron Seemann, Zach Queen and Primo Zini all scored in double-digits for the Presidents. Seemann finished with a game-high 20, Queen had 17 and Zini chipped in 10.

Chatham (12-7) recaptured the lead for the first time since early in the first half when Will Sandherr made a pair of free throws with 2:54 remaining in regulation.

Sandherr scored 16 points for the Cougars, while Anthony Bomar and Buzz Walker each finished with a team-high 18 points.

Westminster 89, Waynesburg 78: Westminster combined a solid effort on the glass with effective perimeter shooting to defeat Waynesburg, 89-78, in a PAC game.

Daniel Ritter made four three-pointers for Westminster (6-6, 7-13), which shot 50 percent (12-for-24) from behind the arc. Ritter made a three-pointer with 3:06 left in the first half to begin a 15-point run, giving the Titans a 43-32 lead at halftime.

Ritter, who scored 16, was one of four players to reach double figures for Westminster. Austin Armwood scored 14 of his team-high 19 points in the second half.

Westminster outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 36-26, including 13 offensive rebounds.

Matt Popeck led Waynesburg (4-7, 5-14) with 20 points. Nate Gearhart and Jake Dougherty provided secondary scoring for the Yellow Jackets with 14 and 10 points, respectively.

Mercyhurst 90, California 55: Jason Massey scored 24 points as Mercyhurst controlled play from the start to trounce California, 90-55, in a PSAC West Division game.

The Vulcans only made five first-half field goals, allowing Mercyhurst (8-4, 13-4) to comfortably race out to a 46-20 lead entering the break.

Cal (4-8, 6-12) committed 15 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.

Faced with the big deficit, Cal unsuccessfully tried to catch up with three-pointers. It went 2-for-21 from behind the arc.

Brent Pegram led the Vulcans with 16 points.