THE BASICS
Score: Gannon 82, at Cheyney 43
Records: Gannon (7-3, 6-1 PSAC), Cheyney (1-10, 1-5 PSAC)
Location: Cheyney, Pa.  |  Cope Hall
The Short Story: The Gannon women's basketball team captured its third consecutive win following an 82-43 victory over host Cheyney Saturday afternoon at Cope Hall in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover action. Senior Brittany Batts (Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County) led the Lady Knights with 19 points to become the 26th Lady Knight in program history to score 1,000-career points. The Lady Knights dominated on both sides of the ball, shooting a season-best 58.5-percent (31-53) from the field and holding the Lady Wolves to 43 points, which was a season-low in points allowed for the Maroon and Gold.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The opening 3:24 of the game included two tied scores at three and five points before Gannon took control.
- Starting with a visit to the foul line by senior Nettie Blake (Jersey City, N.J./Marist), Gannon erupted for a 14-0 run to take a 19-5 lead over host Cheyney. Batts accounted for five of the Lady Knights' 14 points including a three-pointer. The Lady Wolves went 0-for-4 from the floor, while turning the ball over three times resulting to Lady Knight scores.
- The Lady Knights strung together seven points to take a 28-10 lead with 8:05 left capped by a layup from junior Amanda Berchtold (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep). The Lady Wolves answered back with six points to move to within 12 of the Lady Knights, 28-16,
- The Lady Wolves pulled to within 11 of the Lady Knights' lead twice, which was the closest they would come to the Maroon and Gold's advantage in the remaining time.
- Following a jumper by the Lady Wolves, freshman Kelsey Dugger (Eastlake, Ohio/Gilmour Academy) struck with a three-pointer for her first basket as a Lady Knight with 1:52 remaining in the first half. Dugger connected on both long-range attempts in the closing minutes of the opening frame.
- Starting with Dugger's first three, the Lady Knights went on a 21-5 run five minutes into the second half to take a 53-26 lead. Blake scored six of GU's 21 points in the run.
- Dugger's third three of the afternoon pushed the Lady Knights' lead to 31, 62-31, with 11:34 left in regulation.
- With under nine minutes remaining, back-to-back threes from Batts and junior Marisa Guyton (Lockport, N.Y.) began another Lady Knights' run. Putting together 12 unanswered points, including five from Batts, the Lady Knights pushed ahead 76-32 with 6:50 left.
- Freshman McKenna Shives (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) closed the Lady Knights' scoring with a layup in the final minute to seal the 82-43 win over the Lady Wolves.    
 
GAME NOTES
- Nine Lady Knights scored at least five points or more in the win. All 13 Lady Knights saw eight or more minutes of action.
- Batts led the Lady Knights with a season-high 19 points. She shot 7-for-9 from the field and connected on three of four long-range attempts. She also converted on two of her opportunities at the foul line. The senior became the 26th Lady Knight to score 1,000-career points, joining Blake in the exclusive club.
- Blake scored double figures for the third straight game. She finished the day with 10 points and three rebounds in 14 minutes. The senior added a block to her season total of seven including five in the last two games.
- Dugger scored her first point as a Lady Knight. The freshman scored a career-high nine points, hitting an impressive 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.  
- Sophomore Brianna Brennan (Woodhaven, Mich./Woodhaven) saw a season-high 18 minutes of action. She registered a career-best six assists along with three rebounds and three points.
- The Lady Knights connected on a season-best 58.5-percent (31-53) from the field. The team opened the game at 54.2-percent (13-24) before shooting a red-hot 62.1-percent (18-29) in the second stanza. The Maroon and Gold knocked down 64.7-percent (11-17) of their long-range attempts. At the foul line, GU hit 90-percent (9-10) in the game.
- Cheyney shot 36.4-percent (16-44) from the floor in the contest.
- On the glass, the Lady Knights held a 32-22 advantage.
- The Lady Knights' bench scored a season-best 41 points.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Gannon remains undefeated against Cheyney in the all-time series with a 5-0 mark. The Lady Knights have outscored the Lady Wolves on average by 28 points in the five victories.
- The Lady Knights improved to 35-2 in PSAC-crossover action. The Maroon and Gold have strung together 25 consecutive victories against Eastern Division opponents in the regular season. On the road, the Lady Knights improved to 17-1.
- The Lady Wolves have dropped eight straight games.
- Batts has compiled 257 career three-pointers, moving to within 43 of the Lady Knights' all-time leader Jacki Windon.
- Redshirt-sophomore Lanise Saunders (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) recorded her 100th-career point with six points on the afternoon. Junior Jennie Thies (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern) registered her 250th-career board collecting three.
 
UP NEXT
Gannon will be off for the next two weeks before returning to PSAC crossover action with a road trip to the East in the new year. The Lady Knights open 2015 against Millersville Jan. 3, before heading over to Shippensburg Jan. 4. The conference doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.