The Pitt-Bradford women's basketball team earned its second straight AMCC win Saturday, erasing a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Pitt-Greensburg 67-63 in its home opener.
The Bobcats scored 11 of the game's first 14 points and led by as much as 13 with 8:48 left in the half. Pitt-Bradford responded, using a 15-4 run to trim the lead to two at 27-25 on Geena Sneeringer's three-point play with 2:53 remaining. The Panthers eventually trailed 31-27 at the break.
Pitt-Bradford went ahead for the first time on Allison Osborne's two free throws with 15:37 remaining in the game. The two teams traded the lead three times over the next several possessions and the Panthers went ahead for good on Abby Brate's three-pointer with 12:45 left.
Leading by one at 44-43, Pitt-Bradford scored 12 of the next 14 points to extend its lead to double-digits for the first time all day.
Greensburg nearly came all the way back in the game's closing seconds, aided by the Panthers' poor free throw shooting. During one stretch, Pitt-Bradford was 1-7 from the line, but it regrouped to hit 9-10 attempts over the final 44 seconds to hang on for the win.
The Panthers shot 46 percent from the field, a season-high, and connected on 6-12 three-pointers. Pitt-Bradford forced 21 turnovers, outrebounded the Bobcats by six and scored 19 second-chance points. Greensburg hit on 43 percent of its attempts, including eight three-pointers, and were 9-12 from the line.
Geena Sneeringer finished with a season-high 19 points to lead the Panthers. She also added seven rebounds, four steals and two assists. Alicia Kimmel totaled 14 points, Brate chipped in with 12 and Osborne had 10.
"This is the best have played offensively all year and once again we played extremely well on defense especially after being down 13 early," said head coach Patrick Daniel. "I am very happy with this good win."
Pitt-Bradford improves to 3-3 on the season and 2-1 in the AMCC. The Panthers close out the pre-winter break portion of its schedule Monday, Dec. 17, at Susquehanna.