SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team lost on the road, 87-50, at Gannon University Saturday evening in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division contest.
 
Slippery Rock (8-18, 6-14 PSAC) held an 8-5 lead through the opening five minutes of regulation before the Golden Knights (21-6, 17-4 PSAC) countered with a 38-15 run over the remainder of the first half to take a 43-23 edge into halftime on the way to an eventual 37-point home victory.
 
Brooke Hinderliter led the way for The Rock against the Golden Knights with a 21-point, seven-rebound effort. Hinderliter's 10th 20-point game of the season vaulted her past Kory Fielitz (1990-94) and into second place all-time in program history for points scored in a career with 1,700.
 
Madison Johnson supplemented Hinderliter's offense with eight points of her own to go with three rebounds while the combination of Daeja Quick and Brittany Andrews added five points apiece with Quick also dishing out four assists and making a pair of steals.
 
LeeAnn Gibson chipped in four points as well while the reserve trio of Caroline Gibson, Kasch Harris and Anyah Curd combined for seven points to round out The Rock's top contributors.
 
Gibson and Johnson converted a pair of three-point plays followed by an Andrews short-range jump shot to give Slippery Rock a three-point lead at the first media timeout of the game. However, Slippery Rock was unable to maintain its momentum as Gannon went on to shoot 57.7 percent (30-of-52) over the final 33 minutes of regulation en route to the win.
 
For the game, Slippery Rock shot 30 percent (14-of-50) from the field overall and 77.3 percent (17-of-22) at the free throw line.
 
The Golden Knights concluded the game shooting 53.2 percent (32-of-60) from the field overall, including an 8-of-19 showing from 3-point range, to go with a 78.9 percent (15-of-19) effort at the free throw line. Gannon held a 44-23 advantage over The Rock in rebounding in addition to making 11 steals.
 
Tori Obenrader led Gannon with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Slippery Rock will close out the road portion of its 2019-20 regular season schedule 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at Edinboro University.


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