KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Melissa McQuade (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler) (so. Pittsburgh/Shaler) headlined a day filled with career highs as the Kutztown University women's basketball team rallied in the second half to defeat the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown 86-72 Sunday in the final game of the Golden Bear Classic at Keystone Hall.
McQuade scored a career-high 30 points and had another personal-best going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, helping KU overcome a 31-24 halftime deficit. The All-Classic MVP also had four 3-pointers and 14 rebounds to earn her second double-double in as many games.
KU (2-0) rebounded in the second half, shooting 67.7 percent from the field, while stringing together a 34-14 run to take a 60-50 lead with 8:42 left to play. Pitt-Johnstown (0-2) never regained the lead.
Rachel Wisemiller (Hazleton, PA/Hazleton Area) (jr. Hazleton/Hazleton) and Chauntelle Schroeder (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA/Mother Teresa) (jr. Toronto, Ont./Mother Theresa), who had a combined seven points in the first half, finished with 21 and 19, respectively.
Schroeder also had 10 rebounds for her first double-double of her career. Both her points and rebounds were a career high.
Wisemiller, who hit four 3-pointers en route to tying her career-high in points, recorded personal-best marks in rebounds with eight and steals with four. She was named to the All-Classic team.
Lara Dellegrotti (sr. Berwick/Berwick) finished with nine points and five assists. Meredith Starr (Richmond, VA/Monacan) (so. Richmond, Va./Monacan) had five points and six assists.
Pitt-Johnstown had four players finish in double digits, with Taylor Griffith's 17 points leading the way. Lindsay Cale, who also was named to the All-Classic team, had 16 points. Sheena Aden had 12 points and Kristin Irwin had 10.
KU will open up a four-game road trip with a non-conference matchup at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia at 1 p.m. Saturday. The trip also includes games at Lincoln, Columbia Union and Penn State-Berks before the Golden Bears return home on Dec. 17 for a game against Columbia Union.
