Amanda Berchtold
Joe Mattis
The Gannon women's basketball team hosts a postseason game Saturday for the fifth consecutive season.

Women's Basketball Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Basketball Team Hosts PSAC First-Round Game Saturday Afternoon (Game Notes)

GAME DAY CENTRAL
What: PSAC Tournament First-Round Game
When: Saturday, February 27, 2016
Where: Erie, Pa.
Arena: Hammermill Center (2,800)
Tip-off: 2 p.m.
Live Radio: 90.5 WERG
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GAME INFORMATION
  • General Admission Ticket Prices: $10 for Reserved Seating | $7 Adult General Admission | $2 Student/Senior Citizen General Admission
  • All Gannon and Seton Hill students are admitted free of charge by showing their school ID
  • Ticket Windows: Open at 1 p.m. 
  • Parking: Free on-street parking | Paid parking garage located on Peach Street between 7th and 8th streets
  • Directions: To Hammermill Center I GPS Address: 620 Peach Street, Erie, Pa. 16501

PSAC TOURNAMENT
  • First-Round Games (Saturday, February 27)
    • Seton Hill (W6) at Gannon (W3) - 2:00 p.m.
    • Mercyhurst (W5) at Edinboro (W4) - 1:00 p.m.
    • Lock Haven (E6) at Millersville (E3) - 1:00 p.m.
    • Bloomsburg (E5) at East Stroudsburg (E4) - 1:00 p.m.
  • Quarterfinal Games (Tuesday, March 1)
    • Seton Hill/Gannon winner at Indiana (Pa.)
    • Mercyhurst/Edinboro winner at California (Pa.)
    • Lock Haven/Millersville winner at Shippensburg
    • Bloomsburg/East Stroudsburg winner at West Chester
  • Semifinal Games (Saturday, March 5)
    • Quarterfinal Winners
  • Championship Game (Sunday, March 6)
    • Semifinal Winners

GAME COVERAGE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INFORMATION
ALL-TIME SERIES BREAKDOWN
  • All-Time Series: Gannon leads 6-1
  • First Meeting: March 13, 2010 - at Gannon 80, Seton Hill 60 (NCAA Tournament Second Round)
  • Last Meeting: February 10, 2016 - Gannon 62, at Seton Hill 44
  • Series Notes: Gannon is 6-1 all-time against Seton Hill after splitting the 2015-16 regular-season series. The Lady Knights won the first five encounters until the Griffins posted a 62-49 victory at the Hammermill Center on January 16. Gannon is 3-1 all-time against Seton Hill at the 'Mill.

OTHER LINKS
LAST TIME OUT
  • Mercyhurst snapped a 22-22 halftime tie by out-scoring Gannon 40-32 during the second half and ended a nine-game losing streak in the all-time series with a 62-54 victory Wednesday night at the Hammermill Center.

GANNON STORYLINES
  • Gannon enters the postseason with a three-game losing streak after dropping to 6-6 at home with a 62-54 loss to Mercyhurst Wednesday night in the regular-season finale.
  • The Lady Knights have actually played better on the road according to their record, producing a 10-4 road mark.
  • Gannon was ranked ninth in the initial NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings released last week, but dropped out of this week's rankings. Eight teams in each region will participate in the NCAA Tournament.
  • Senior Jennie Thies' (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern) streak of eight consecutive double-doubles came to an end Wednesday night after playing only eight minutes. Her 16 double-dips this season leads the PSAC and sits five behind the national leader.
  • Senior Morgan Neighbors (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South) sits in eighth place all-time at Gannon with 165 three-point field goals, needing 18 to surpass Kelly Irwin (2001-04) and move into seventh place. She ranks 28th in scoring with 979 points and can move into 27th place past Mollie Sebald (2012-15) with 35 points.
  • Thies ranks ninth all-time at Gannon with 671 rebounds, needing 30 to move past Jen Papich (2011-14) and into eighth place. She is 35th in scoring with 804 points and can move into 34th place past Kelly Irwin (2001-04) with two points.
  • Thies bumped her season rebounding total to 330 against Mercyhurst, giving her the third-highest single-season total in school history. She needs 25 rebounds to break Gannon Hall of Famer Mary Kay Lynch's record of 354 during the 1983-84 season.
  • Neighbors is No. 2 among PSAC players in three-point percentage (41.9) while sophomore McKenna Shives (Struthers, Ohio/Struthers) ranks second in three-point field goals made per game (2.9). Shives has hit 75 triples this season, the seventh-highest single-season total in program history.
  • Thies leads the conference in total rebounds (330) and ranked second in rebounds per game (12.7).
  • Senior Amanda Berchtold (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) ranks fourth among PSAC players with five assists per game and eighth all-time at Gannon with 379 career assists. She can move past Jena DiBello (1992-95) and into seventh place with 122 assists.
  • Junior Brianna Brennan (Woodhaven, Mich./Woodhaven) is 13th all-time at Gannon with 75 career blocks. She can move into 11th place past Lori Parson (1981-84) and Helen Marz (1981) with three more blocks.
  • Gannon is 11-2 when scoring at least 70 points.

SETON HILL STORYLINES
  • Seton Hill snapped a season-high four-game losing streak with a 68-54 victory against Indiana (Pa.) on Senior Night Wednesday at the McKenna Center.
  • The IUP contest was a must-win for Seton Hill to guarantee a spot in the PSAC Tournament.
  • The Griffins are 6-9 on the road, dropping their last two contests away from the McKenna Center at Mercyhurst (75-60) and Edinboro (80-67).
  • Seton Hill has qualified for the PSAC Tournament all three years as a member of the league.
  • The Griffins are 0-3 all-time in PSAC Tournament play, including a 68-53 loss at Edinboro last season. The squad advanced to the conference tournament finals during its last season (2012-13) in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC).
  • Seton Hill leads the PSAC in defensive rebounds per game (2.9). It ranks fourth in field goal percentage defense (37.4) and three-point field goal percentage defense (29.1).

UP NEXT
  • If Gannon wins, the Lady Knights will travel to second seed Indiana (Pa.) Tuesday, March 1 for the PSAC Quarterfinals.
  • Game time would be 5:30 p.m.
  • All Gannon postseason games can be heard live on 90.5 WERG and online at www.wergfm.com.
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Players Mentioned

Mollie Sebald

#15 Mollie Sebald

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5' 11"
Senior
Mechanical Eng.
Amanda Berchtold

#5 Amanda Berchtold

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5' 4"
Senior
Sports Mgt. & Marketing
Brianna Brennan

#10 Brianna Brennan

F
6' 1"
Junior
Early Childhood Education
Marisa Guyton

#21 Marisa Guyton

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6' 0"
Senior
Advertising Communications
Morgan Neighbors

#12 Morgan Neighbors

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5' 9"
Senior
Business Admin.
McKenna Shives

#3 McKenna Shives

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5' 5"
Sophomore
Undeclared
Jennie Thies

#14 Jennie Thies

F/C
6' 1"
Senior
Biology
LaShawna Gatewood

#35 LaShawna Gatewood

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5' 10"
Senior
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Mollie Sebald

#15 Mollie Sebald

5' 11"
Senior
Mechanical Eng.
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Amanda Berchtold

#5 Amanda Berchtold

5' 4"
Senior
Sports Mgt. & Marketing
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Brianna Brennan

#10 Brianna Brennan

6' 1"
Junior
Early Childhood Education
F
Marisa Guyton

#21 Marisa Guyton

6' 0"
Senior
Advertising Communications
F
Morgan Neighbors

#12 Morgan Neighbors

5' 9"
Senior
Business Admin.
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McKenna Shives

#3 McKenna Shives

5' 5"
Sophomore
Undeclared
G
Jennie Thies

#14 Jennie Thies

6' 1"
Senior
Biology
F/C
LaShawna Gatewood

#35 LaShawna Gatewood

5' 10"
Senior
Criminal Justice
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