LATROBE, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson freshman guard Stellanie Loutsion(Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) posted a season-high 19 points in a 57-53 road setback to second place Saint Vincent Saturday afternoon in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game at the Robert S. Carey Center in Westmoreland County. 
 
The loss ends W&J's school-record tying 16-game winning streak. The Presidents drop to 13-1 in the PAC and 17-2 overall. Saint Vincent (13-2 PAC, 15-3 overall) extends its winning streak to 11 games. 
 
W&J held a four-point lead at halftime, but Saint Vincent combined to score 39 points over the final 20 minutes to pull out the victory. The Presidents made just five-of-19 field goal attempts in the fourth quarter. 
 
The two teams traded early blows as they were deadlocked at 7-7 at the first quarter media timeout. Saint Vincent opened with five consecutive points and led 7-3 after a layup at the 6:46 mark. W&J responded with consecutive layups by Bryn Bezjak (Uniontown, Pa./Albert Gallatin) and Loutsion to tie the score at 5:56 remaining in the quarter. A three-point field goal by Victoria Koeck (Sidman, Pa./Forest Hills) gave W&J its first lead at 10-7 at the 3:41 mark. 
 
Following a pair of free throws by Saint Vincent, W&J moved its lead to 13-9 on a three-point field goal by Sydney Snyder (Loudonville, Ohio/Loudonville) late in the first quarter. 
 
Both teams struggled to find their footing offensively in the second quarter. The Presidents and Bearcats combined to make just six field goals during the frame. 
 
W&J stretched its lead to six (15-9) on a jumper by Meghan Dryburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) on the first possession of the second quarter. Neither team made a field goal again for five-plus minutes as Emily Cavacini snapped Saint Vincent's drought with a three-point make to cut the deficit to 15-12. The Cavacini triple was the Bearcats' first field goal in nearly 10 minutes. 
 
Saint Vincent evened the score at 18-18 on a field goal at the 3:21 mark. The Presidents closed the half with the final four points. After splitting a pair of free throws to regain the lead, Loutsion used a steal and a layup to give W&J a 22-18 lead just before the halftime horn. 
 
The hosts regained the lead with a 9-4 spurt to open the third quarter. After a three-pointer by Adalynn Cherry (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) early in the frame gave W&J its largest lead at seven, Saint Vincent countered with nine of the next 10 points. A layup by Madison Weber gave Saint Vincent a 27-26 advantage at the 7:12 mark. 
 
Struggles at the free throw line hindered W&J in the third quarter, as W&J made one of just six free throw attempts. This allowed Saint Vincent to build a four-point lead at 35-31. W&J countered with back-to-back field goals by Koeck and Loutsion, drawing the score even at 35 all.
 
Saint Vincent eventually took a two-point lead (40-38) into the fourth quarter on a layup by Weber. The Bearcats stretched that lead to six on a free throw with 4:02 to play. W&J countered with three straight points and eventually cut the deficit to 50-47 on a pair of free throws by Loutsion. The Presidents, however, would not get any closer as they suffered their first loss in 77 calendar days. 
 
Loutsion was the only President to score in double figures. Koeck finished with nine points, seven boards and three steals. Dryburgh finished with a team-high nine rebounds in the loss. 
 
Weber led Saint Vincent with a double-double output of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Emily Cavacini finished with a game-high 21 points, which included four three-pointers and a 7-for-8 effort at the free throw line. 
 
Both teams made 18 field goals. W&J made six three-pointers compared to Saint Vincent's four. Both teams struggled at the free throw line. W&J converted 11of-23 attempts (47.8 percent) while Saint Vincent converted 17 of 27 attempts (63 percent). The Bearcats had a 45-35 advantage in rebounding. 
 
W&J travels to Allegheny College for a PAC matchup on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Start time is 6:30 p.m. in Meadville, Pa.