Mitchell Action Shot
Maggie Mitchell had a team-high 15 points on Sunday against Cheyney.
70
Cheyney CHEY-W 0-4, 0-2 PSAC
79
Winner Gannon University GAN-W 3-2, 2-0 PSAC
Cheyney CHEY-W
0-4, 0-2 PSAC
70
Final
79
Gannon University GAN-W
3-2, 2-0 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cheyney CHEY-W 12 15 19 24 70
Gannon University GAN-W 17 14 21 27 79

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women's Basketball Moves Past Cheyney, 79-70; Stays Perfect in Conference Play


THE RUNDOWN
  • Score: Gannon 79, Cheyney 70
  • Records: Gannon (3-2, 2-0 PSAC), Cheyney (0-4, 0-2 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – Hammermill Center (2,800)
  • The Short Story: Gannon Women's Basketball knocked off Cheyney, 79-70, on Sunday (Nov. 19) in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover contest. The Lady Knights moved to 2-0 in the conference with the victory.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Cheyney jumped out of the gate early, staking a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes.
  • The Lady Knights worked their way back, tying the game at 12 on a Sydney Mitchell (Halethorpe, Md./Seton Keough) layup at the 1:55 mark.
  • Gannon took its first lead at 15-12 on a Maggie Mitchell (Newark, Ohio/Newark) three-pointer.
  • The Lady Knights extended the lead to 23-15 on a Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) layup midway through the second quarter.
  • Emma Oas (Girard, Pa./Girard) added another Lady Knight' triple at the 3:37 mark of the second quarter, giving Gannon the largest lead of the first half at 26-17.
  • GU took a 31-27 lead to halftime. S. Mitchell and Rourke each had eight points in the half.
  • Cheyney closed to within one at 36-35 in the third quarter before Gannon ripped off a 13-5 run to pull out to a 49-40 lead.
  • Gannon kept its cushion over the remainder of the game. The Lady Knights kept an 8-15 point lead throughout the fourth quarter.
  • The Lady Knights had their largest lead of the game at 79-64 after Rourke connected on a layup with 1:20 remaining.
  • Cheyney made the last two buckets of the game but Gannon closed it out with a 79-70 victory.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon shot 42.1% from the field (24-of-50), while Cheyney hit 27 of its 62 shots (43.5%).
  • The Lady Knights made a season-most 22 free throws. Gannon was 22-of-28 from the charity stripe.
  • Gannon bench outscored the Cheyney bench, 29-11.
  • The Lady Knights had a season-low 17 turnovers.
  • The 79 points Gannon scored represented a season-most.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon moved to 7-0 all-time against Cheyney, 3-0 at home.
  • Haley Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) recorded a career-high 14 points, breaking her previous career-best of 12 points the day before against West Chester.
  • Sydney Mitchell (Halethorpe, Md./Seton Keough) also had a season-high 11 points, reaching double-digits for the first time in her career.
  • Rourke posted her second career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Oas issued a season-high six assists.
     
UP NEXT
  • Gannon Women's Basketball plays at Virginia Union on Saturday, Nov. 25, in Richmond, Virginia.  
  • The Panthers are the defending NCAA Division II National Runner-Ups.
  • Gannon and Virginia Union will get underway at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

G
5' 8"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
Chelsea Rourke

#13 Chelsea Rourke

G/F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Nursing
Haley Tewes

#50 Haley Tewes

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Sydney Mitchell

#23 Sydney Mitchell

G
5' 11"
Freshman
Sports Management
Emma Oas

#15 Emma Oas

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Undeclared

Players Mentioned

Maggie Mitchell

#10 Maggie Mitchell

5' 8"
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science
G
Chelsea Rourke

#13 Chelsea Rourke

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nursing
G/F
Haley Tewes

#50 Haley Tewes

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Sydney Mitchell

#23 Sydney Mitchell

5' 11"
Freshman
Sports Management
G
Emma Oas

#15 Emma Oas

5' 6"
Freshman
Undeclared
G