The 22nd-ranked Saint Vincent women cruised to a 69-46 victory on the road in Pittsburgh over Chatham University in Presidents' Athletic Conference action.

Saint Vincent scored the game's first two points, then the Cougars tied the game, 2-2, just under two minutes into play.  It would be the only time in the game that SVC did not hold the lead.

A three-pointer by Melissa Mansur and four points from Maria Baroffio keyed a 9-point SVC run, opening the lead to 11-2.  Strong play from Brittany Sedlock, who went 10-for-14 on the day from the free throw line, helped to open the lead throughout the rest of the first half, and SVC went into the break up 37-20.

In the second half, Devin McGrath, scored nine points in the first three minutes, as the lead grew to 46-25.  Four points from Savannah Hardy near the 12-minute mark pushed the lead to 26 points, 56-30, as SVC coasted down the stretch to their tenth conference win against just one loss.

Sedlock, who had scored between 13 and 19 points in each game this season, tallied a season-high 20 points, while McGrath added 16.  Emily Fenton, Hardy, and Mansur each added six points.  Fenton had a game-high 10 rebounds, while McGrath and Sedlock added 9 each.  Ariel Rocco grabbed 7 boards.  As a team, SVC hit 21 of 29 free throws, and caused 17 Chatham turnovers. 

Colleen Kiss led the Cougars (6-13, 2-9 PAC) with 12 points, while Felicia Brown added 11.

Saint Vincent is now 17-2 overall on the season, and 10-1 in the PAC, and will host Washington & Jefferson College in PAC action in the Carey Center on Wednesday evening at 6PM