ERIE, Pa. - Brittany Tabron (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) recorded her 23rd career double-double and Shanna Thompson (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) netted a career-high 18 points as the No. 4 Gannon women's basketball team rolled to a 75-59 victory against Indiana (Pa.) Saturday night at the Hammermill Center.

In the process, Gannon extended its regular-season win streak to 30 games. By the time the Lady Knights take the floor again Wednesday night against Edinboro, it will have been over a year since they suffered a regular-season loss. The squad's last setback came January 24, 2009 at IUP.

The victory also marked a milestone for head coach Cleve Wright, who captured his 150th career coaching win. The eighth-year mentor is the program's all-time leader in victories (150) and career winning percentage (150-74, .670).

Gannon jumped out to a 40-25 halftime lead, shooting 61.3 percent (19-31) from the field and out-scoring IUP 32-8 in the paint during the first 20 minutes. The Lady Knights snapped a 9-9 tie with 13 consecutive points. Thompson sparked the run with two baskets and a pair of free throws. Her lay-up with 12:27 showing on the clock gave the home squad a 22-9 advantage.

The first-half lead stretched to 34-14, before the Crimson Hawks closed the half on an 11-6 run over the final 4:35.

Indiana (Pa.) never clawed closer than 12 points in the second half. Gannon assumed its biggest lead of 22 points on two different occasions. The first 22-point lead came on Julie Kleber's (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) lay-up with 10:27 remaining and the second came on Tabron's lay-up at the 5:07 mark.

Eryn Withers' three-pointer capped a 12-2 IUP blitz that cut the deficit to 69-57 with 2:04 to play. However, back-to-back three-pointers from Kelsey McCoy (Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania Northview) and Amanda Dacek (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea) in the last minute helped the Lady Knights earn a 75-59 victory.

Thompson led all scorers with a career-high 18 points off the bench, hitting 9-of-12 shots. Tabron recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 23rd of her career with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Kim Vargas (Sterling, Va./Broad Run) and Carrie Nolan (Girard, Pa./Girard) added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Vargas has reached double digits in scoring during three consecutive games.

Gannon shot 52.4 percent (33-63) from the field, 43.8 percent (7-16) from three-point range and 33.3 percent (2-6) from the free throw line.

Hillary Shope headlined the Indiana (Pa.) attack with 13 points. Withers chipped in 11 points off the bench. The Crimson Hawks shot 45.2 percent (19-42) from the floor, 31.3 percent (5-16) from behind the arc and 84.2 percent (16-19) from the charity stripe.

Gannon remained undefeated at 20-0 overall while assuming sole possession of first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division with a 4-0 conference mark. IUP dropped to 10-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play. The Lady Knights return to action Wednesday, January 27 against rival Edinboro at the Hammermill Center. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

For a complete box score from Saturday's Gannon-IUP women's basketball game, please click here.