STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- A strong second-half performance propelled the Allegheny College women's basketball team to an impressive 70-46 road victory over Franciscan University on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Allegheny (6-8, 5-4 PAC) climbed above .500 against Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opponents and moved into sixth place in the conference standings.

The Gators played a sound game on both ends of the court against the Barons (3-11, 1-8 PAC). The team's 70 points are the third-most scored in a game this season, and the offense tied a season-high with a 42.9 3-point field-goal percentage (6-of-14). Defensively, the 46 points allowed are the second-fewest the Gators have allowed this season, thanks in part to a constant full-court press that helped Allegheny record 13 steals.

Leading 30-27 at halftime, the Gators ran away with the game in the third and fourth quarters. Allegheny scored 20 points each quarter, shooting 53.3% (16-of-30) in the half. After the Barons scored the first two points of the third quarter to make it a one-point difference, the Gators rattled off 13 unanswered points to pull ahead 43-29. The defense surrendered only seven points in the third quarter, and in the fourth, a Jasmyn Fisher (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) 3-pointer gave Allegheny its largest lead of the day at 28 points, 64-36, with five minutes left in regulation.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny shot 42.4% (28-of-66) overall and 42.9% (6-of-14) from beyond the arc.
• On the other hand, the Barons finished 18-of-59 (30.5%) from the field and just 4-of-21 (19.0%) from 3-point range.
• The Gators controlled the glass with a game-high 50 rebounds and a plus-13 rebound margin.
• Allegheny recorded nearly twice as many steals, 13-to-7, leading to 15 points off turnovers.
• In only 22 minutes of playing time, Emily Lauer (Knox, Pa./Keystone) scored a team-high 17 points with seven rebounds, two assists, and one steal.
• Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central) was 6-of-9 (66.7%) from the field with 16 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
• Jess Bickart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) had 10 points, seven boards, and four dimes.
• Fisher made a team-high three treys en route to 11 points in 20 minutes off the bench.
• Franciscan was led by Caroline Reedy, who scored a game-high 19 points for the Barons.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 4-0 in the all-time series against Franciscan.
• The Gators scored at least 70 points for the third time this winter and tied a season-best with a 42.9 3-point field-goal percentage.
• Lauer has scored double-digit points in eight consecutive games.
• Genareo reached double figures for the eighth time this season.
• Bickart has netted double-digit points in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
• Fisher's 11 points are a season-high, and she tied her season-best with three 3-pointers.

Up Next
The Allegheny women's basketball team returns home to host Grove City College on Wednesday, January 10, at 6:00 p.m. inside the David V. Wise Center.