(ALTOONA, PA:)  Pitt-Greensburg placed four players in double figures and used a stifling full court pressure defense to force 30 turnovers and earn a 92-69 victory over host Penn State Altoona Wednesday evening at the Adler Gym.  The Lady Bobcats improved to 13-3 overall and 7-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference while the Lions fell to 6-9 and 4-5 in the AMCC.

The contest was a tale of two halves as Altoona played neck and neck with Greensburg and trailed by only five at intermission (43-38).  But UPG used a 16-4 run to open the second half to stretch the advantage to 59-43 less than five minutes into the period.  Altoona would get no closer than 14 while, at one point, the Lady Bobcats led by as many as 34 (86-52).

Greensburg reserve Mary Cook scored all 16 of her points in the first half, firing 6-9 from the floor and 4-4 from beyond the arc.  As a unit, UPG shot 50% from the field on the night and is just the second team this season to shoot 50% or better from the floor against the Lions this year.

The Lady Bobcats were led by all-AMCC guard Tiffany Menhorn, who scored 21 points on 8-14 shooting, grabbed six rebounds, and passed out five assists.  Complimenting Cook were teammates Kelsey Wilcox and Amanda Sheaffer, who tallied 15 and 14, respectively.

Penn State Altoona received 15 points from Erin McGowan (Duncansville, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) and 14 from Courtney Carroll (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle).  The Lions finished the game 25-58 from the floor (43.1%) and 9-21 from beyond the arc (42.9%).

Greensburg turned the 30 Lion miscues into 38 points and held a dominating 44-14 edge in the paint.  The Lady Bobcats shot 52.5% from the field in the second half (21-40) and out-rebounded the Lions 43-28.  Twenty-one of the visitors' rebounds were offensive and resulted in 17 second chance points.

The Lions will try to snap their three-game losing streak this Saturday, January 26, when Hilbert College comes to the Adler Gym for an AMCC match-up.  Tip off is set for 1:00 PM.

CONTACT:        Penn State Altoona Sports Information
                           Steve Crider  --  SID
                           814-949-5173
                           sac310@psu.edu