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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Pitt-Johnstown rode a 27-11 run in the final 10 minutes of action Saturday afternoon to a 76-60 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division women's basketball victory Saturday afternoon over hosting Slippery Rock University in Morrow Field House.

The Rock (4-18 overall, 1-11 PSAC-W) had battled their guests to a 49-49 stalemate in the first 30 minutes of action before the Lady Cats (8-14, 5-7) went on their decisive run.

Junior forward D'Asia Chambers scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed six rebounds for The Rock, while senior center Jazmyne Frost collected 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Frost and guard Katie Rathman, the only two seniors on The Rock roster, were honored during a pregame ceremony as part of the Senior Day event.

The game was also part of the Play 4 Kay breast cancer awareness promotion as well as The Rock's annual National Women and Girls in Sports Day project.

Sophomore guard Megan Hardiman and freshman wing player Kara Houppert each added eight points for The Rock, while sophomore wing Aidan Geise scored seven points and junior center Danielle Garroutte grabbed eight rebounds to tie Frost for team-high honors in that category.

Nicole Carman scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in a substitute role to pace a four-player, double-digit scoring attack for Pitt-Johnstown. Leah Hansen scored 15 points, Jasmine Harper added 14 points and Kelsey Sleighter chipped in 11 points for the Lady Cats.

The Rock made 33% (21 of 64) of their field-goal attempts in the game with a 21% (4 of 19) showing from 3-point range and sank 14 of 22 (64%) free throws.

Pitt-Johnstown shot 42% (27 of 65) from the field and 38% (11 of 29) from 3-point range with an 85% (11 of 13) showing from the foul line.

The Lady Cats also had a 45-39 rebounding advantage and were on the low end of a 20-17 turnover comparison.

Pitt-Johnstown held a 42-33 lead at halftime and added the first two points in the final half to take an 11-point lead after 45 seconds of action in the second stanza.

Undaunted, The Rock went on a 16-5 run to knot the score at 49-49 on a jump shot by Chambers with 10:51 left to play.

A 3-point shot by Hansen 10 seconds later put the guests back in the lead and they never trailed thereafter.

The final 16-point margin was UP-J's largest of the game. SRU's largest lead was a three-point, 8-5, with 17:43 left in the first half.

The Rock will look to snap their five-game losing streak Wednesday when they travel to Erie to take on Mercyhurst University in a 5:30 p.m. PSAC West game. SRU is then idle for one week before returning home for a 6 p.m. game Feb. 19 vs. Edinboro.