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The Saint Vincent women's basketball team defeated Bethany College at home in Presidents' Athletic Conference play by a score of 58-46.

Bethany got off to a fast start, opening a 7-0 lead thanks to strong play from Taylor Verrico.  SVC quickly fought back, taking a 12-11 lead at the 11:16 mark on a score from Devin McGrath.  The game remained close until the 5:45 mark, when another score from McGrath started a six-point run that included four from Taylor Mathers that gave SVC an 8-point edge, 24-16. 

The Bison closed the gap to just three, 28-25, in the closing seconds, but Elle Collins hit a long-range three at the buzzer to finish the half, giving the Bearcats a 6-point advantage.

Scores from McGrath and Ally Schmidt to start the half quickly ran the lead to ten, 35-25.  After the Bison scored five straight points, Saint Vincent regrouped and went on a six-point run to extend the lead to eleven, and the team never looked back.

McGrath provided solid offense down the stretch, and the SVC defense caused several turnovers and missed shots as the team improved to 5-1 in the PAC with a 12-point win.

McGrath led the scoresheet with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Schmidt had 9 points, 8 boards and four assists.  Melissa Mansur added 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.  Mathers added 8 points and a pair of blocked shots.

SVC caused 15 Bison turnovers in the game.

Bethany (2-4 PAC) was led by three players with 12 points each, Verrico, Kayla Taormina and Carly Garneau.  Taormina finished the day with 998 points in her career after playing all 40 minutes.

SVC returns to action on Wednesday night at home against Geneva College at 5:30PM.