THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 87, Slippery Rock 50
Records: GU (21-6, 17-4 PSAC West) | SRU (8-18, 6-14 PSAC West)
Location: Hammermill Center | Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: After a brief lead for the Rock early in the first quarter, the Knights used an 8-0 run to regain control of the game leading to their fourth sweep of PSAC West opponents this season. Gannon shot over 53 percent from the field with three players in double-figures. Tori Obenrader (Fryburg, Pa./North Clarion) led with an 18 point, 10 rebound double-double.

 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Slippery Rock jumped out to an early lead before the first quarter media timeout. The Rock used a 5-0 run sparked by a three-point play from LeeAnn Gibson to take an 8-3 edge with 4:44 left in the first. Out of the timeout Gannon scored eight straight points, six of which came from the foul line. Chelsea Rourke (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) hit a three to end the quarter to take a 20-12 lead into the second.
• Sydney Mitchell (Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough) opened the second with another three-pointer for the Knights. The Rock strung together another 5-0 run, but Delaney Dogan (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex) responded for Gannon with four straight points. Rourke followed Dogan's run driving in for her own layup, which set Boston McKinney (Bolivar, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) up for a steal and layup on the Rock's inbound pass forcing a timeout. Brooke Hinderliter scored at the 5:01 mark for SRU, but a three-pointer from Rourke sparked a 12-4 run over the final five minutes, and Gannon took a 20-point lead into halftime.
• The Rock scored the first four points of the third attempting to rally in the second half. Mitchell put an end to the rally before the Rock could really get going with five straight points for the Knights. Hinderliter broke the run from the foul line with one shot, but a free throw from Mitchell on the next possession sparked a 9-0 run. Mitchell and Obenrader hit back-to-back threes to cap the run and force a SRU timeout. Obenrader connected again from three-point range out of the timeout helping Gannon extend their lead to 30 points. Emily Poling (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance) got her turn from three-point range with 1:34 left in the quarter. It would be Gannon's final bucket of the third as the Knights took a 67-36 lead into the final quarter.
• Just like the third quarter, the Rock scored the first points of the fourth. Daeja Quick got her turn this time scoring three straight for SRU. Gannon responded with a 12-0 run and held the Rock scoreless for 4:26. Rourke started the run with back-to-back layups. Haley Tewes (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Kettering) fought her way in the lane next, followed by Daria-Hanna Koul (Minsk, Belarus/J. Addison) and Ali Benim (/Harbor Creek). Hinderliter finally scored for the Rock on a pair of free throws just under the two minute mark. She scored four more free throws before the end of the quarter, but Gannon held on for an 87-50 win over Slippery Rock.

 
GAME NOTES

• Obenrader notched her seventh double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 boards. She added one steal in the action.
• Rourke added 16 points, one rebound, two assists, four blocks and two steals, while Mitchell went 3-for-5 from the arc with 16 points. She also added two boards, five assists, and two steals.
• Gannon's bench outscored SRU's 27-12. Dogan led the Knights with nine points, six boards, two assists, and one steal. Koul added eight points on 4-of-5 from the field. Both her rebounds were on the offensive glass.
• Gannon improves to 10-0 when shooting over 50 percent from the field and 21-0 when at least three players score in double-figures.

 
UP NEXT

• Gannon gets a day of rest on Wednesday, but will be back in action next Saturday for their final regular season game of the season.
• The Knights travel to California for a 1 pm tipoff.
• Gannon beat Cal U 66-40 earlier this year. The 40 points is the fewest Gannon has given up this season.