SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 73-60 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division victory over the University of Pitt-Johnstown Wednesday at Morrow Field House.
 
Slippery Rock extends its winning-streak to three games and improves its overall record to 9-3 and its PSAC mark to 4-3. The Rock's nine victories already eclipses their entire win total from the 2019-20 season. The Mountain Cats move to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
 
Jamiyah Johnson's 12th straight double-double, this one of the 15-point, 17-rebound variety, and Daeja Quick's game-high 20 points paired with their six combined steals spearheaded the winning efforts for The Rock.
 
Deleah Gibson was the remaining Rock player to score double digits with 13 points, making three of her seven 3-point attempts. Rounding out SRU's leading scorers was Kennedy Middleton with nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
The Rock darted out to a 12-0 run to open the contest and held a 19-9 advantage to end the first quarter while withstanding a late Mountain Cat charge in the second period to head into the halftime break leading 32-25.
 
Slippery Rock held UPJ to a 29.6 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes with Quick scoring 11 points in the first two quarters en route to her second consecutive 20-point game.
 
Pitt-Johnstown rallied in the third quarter, ultimately outscoring SRU 15-14 and cutting The Rock's lead to as little as three points with 7:36 left to play in the third. However, SRU took the reins and extended its advantage out to as many as 18 points two times in the game's final stages before claiming the eventual 66-52 victory.
 
Slippery Rock finished the game shooting 39 percent (23-of-59) from the field, 23.1 percent (3-of-17) from 3-point range and 73.9 percent (17-of-23) from the free throw line. The Rock committed a season-low 11 turnovers while forcing the Mountain Cats into 21 turnovers. SRU also ended the contest outrebounding UPJ 38-35.
 
The Rock posted a 36-26 advantage in points in the paint, 14-9 in points off turnovers, and 13-2 in fast break points.
 
Pitt-Johnstown shot 37.9 percent (19-of-51) from the floor, 15 percent (3-of-20) from 3-point territory and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the free throw line. Peyton Alazaus scored a team-best 15 points in the losing effort for UPJ.
 
Slippery Rock continues divisional play when it hosts Clarion University 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Morrow Field House.



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