The Shippensburg University women's basketball team held Pitt-Johnstown to 14-percent shooting in the fourth quarter Saturday to defeat the host Mountain Cats by a score of 69-61 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) mandated crossover at Sports Center.
 
Shippensburg (7-3, 3-1 PSAC) kept Pitt-Johnstown (3-7, 1-3) to 2-of-14 shooting (including 0-of-7 from the three-point line) in the fourth quarter to gradually extend a lead. The Mountain Cats tied the game with 8:21 remaining before the Raiders went on an 11-4 run to build their largest lead of the night, 62-55. SU went 5-of-6 at the free-throw line in the final minute to clinch the win.
 
SU opened the game with a 7-0 run but UPJ came back to take a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Raiders had an 11-6 run in the last five minutes of the second quarter to lead 31-29 at halftime. SU's eight-point victory margin was its largest lead of the game, while UPJ's largest lead was five points in the third quarter.
 
Senior Destiny Jefferson led the Raiders with 23 points, marking her fourth consecutive game of 20 or more points this season and her sixth this season. Jefferson was 6-of-9 from the free-throw line and led the team with three steals. She also recorded one of her two blocks in the game with 22 seconds remaining.
 
Junior Aunbrielle Green had herself a day with a career high 14-of-16 performance at the free-throw line. She surpassed her season total (12 free throws) in Saturday's game alone, and doubled her previous single-game career high of seven free throws achieved twice previously.
 
Green finished the game with her first double-double of the season, totaling season highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds. Her 20 points are one short of her career high. She also added two steals and one block.
 
Freshman Taja Colbert added eight points, three rebounds and two steals, while redshirt-junior Erin Gibbons had six points, including a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left in the game.
 
Shippensburg finished the game 28-of-38 (73.7 percent) at the free-throw line, with its 28 free throws being a season high. Pitt-Johnstown shot 16-of-21 (76.2 percent) at the free-throw line but committed 31 fouls, including 12 in the fourth quarter.
 
The Raiders ended the night with a 49-31 rebound advantage. SU's 49 rebounds are a season high. Freshman Ali Hauck had eight rebounds off the bench, finishing one rebound short of a career high. Sophomore Treasure George was also one rebound short of a career high, grabbing five in the contest. SU also blocked five shots.
 
Pitt-Johnstown was led by Peyton Alazaus with 22 points. Alazaus made all five of UPJ's three-pointers.  Ashley Norling had 12 points and nine rebounds. Olivia Fasick had seven points, seven assists and four steals.
 
Shippensburg is back in action at 1 p.m. tomorrow at No. 8 IUP.