WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- Freshman Sarah Berardelli(Ambridge, Pa./North Catholic) posted 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a 79-45 victory for the Washington & Jefferson College women's basketball team Saturday afternoon at Waynesburg University.

Alie Seto (Allison, Pa./Brownsville) narrowly missed a double-double, as the senior added 17 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists in the victory.

Kamryn Lach (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) tallied 12 points, as the junior was a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the three-point line. Piper Morningstar (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) finished with 10 points to round out the quartet of double-digit scorers for W&J.

Maria Lawhorne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum) matched her career-high with 13 rebounds to lead the Presidents' efforts on the glass. Lauren Gilbert (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) dished out a game-best nine assists.

The Presidents scored the first seven points of the game before eventually building a 20-11 lead after the first quarter. Both teams traded baskets throughout the second quarter. W&J slightly outscored Waynesburg during the second to take a 40-28 edge after 20 minutes. The Presidents defense allowed just six field goals over the final 20 minutes and outscored the Yellow Jackets by a 39-17 margin to run away with the win.

As they have done throughout the season, W&J shared the ball tremendously well on the offensive end. The Presidents recorded assists on 26 of their 32 made field goals. The Red and Black owned a 41-31 edge in rebounding.

W&J, who entered as the PAC's top team in scoring defense, limited Waynesburg to 31.3 percent from the field and forced the Yellow Jackets into 20 turnovers. The opposition has failed to reach 60 points in any of W&J's six games this season.

The win improves W&J to 6-0 overall. The loss drops Waynesburg to 0-6 in 2021.

The Presidents will play host to fellow unbeaten Grove City (6-0) on Wednesday, March 3 at Salvitti Family Gymnasium. The game is a rematch of the 2020 PAC Tournament Championship game. The game will be featured on the PAC Sports Network at pacstream.net.