The Pitt-Bradford women's basketball team cruised to a 58-43 victory over the Hilbert Hawks on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Panthers had three players score in double figures.

Junior Alicia Kimmel led all scorers with 14 points, seven rebounds and one assist. Senior Geena Sneeringer and sophomore Allison Osborne each had 12 points. Sneeringer added five rebounds and one assist, while Osborne registered five rebounds and two assists.

Pitt-Bradford (9-5, 5-2) jumped on the scoreboard early, and despite allowing the Hawks to tie the game just four minutes into the contest, the Panthers held a six-point advantage nearly seven minutes into the action.

The Panthers worked their way to as much as a 13-point lead late in the first half before the Hawks found a way to cut the deficit before heading to the locker room.

With 1:35 remaining until the break, Pitt-Bradford held a double-digit lead when a foul against the Panthers sent Hilbert's Natalie Whitman to the line for two shots. Whitman sank both free throws, cutting the deficit once again.

The Panthers and Hawks entered the locker room after the first half with the Panthers leading 30-23.

Pitt-Bradford shot just 30 percent from the field during the first twenty minutes and did not connect on a triple in five attempts. The Panthers were 6-of-10 from the line.

Hilbert finished the first half shooting 24.1 percent, including 11.1 percent from behind the arc. The Hawks were a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Hilbert (1-12, 0-7) and Pitt-Bradford opened the second half of play with multiple turnovers and missed shots. The first bucket was not made for almost two and half minutes.

At that time, Sneeringer went to the line and made both free throws to give the Panthers a nine-point advantage.

Pitt-Bradford again juggled a double-digit lead throughout the second half. Each time the Panthers looked to extend that lead even more, Hilbert would find a way to cut the deficit to single digits.

With 1:14 showing on the clock, Pitt-Bradford's Casey Stringer sank a free throw that put the Panthers up by 17 points. The Panthers did what was necessary to allow the clock to run out and secure the road victory.

"I am happy with the win but I am not happy with how we played," said head coach Patrick Daniel. "We have to do things to get better. Individually and collectively as a team, we have to do a lot of things better."

The Panthers finished the game shooting 30.6 percent from the floor and did not attempt a triple in the second half. They were 14-of-24 from the line.

Hilbert finished shooting 26.7 percent from the field, including just 2-of-15 from behind the arc. The Hawks were 9-of-10 from the line.

Pitt-Bradford returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18. The Panthers travel to Mount Aloysius for a 3 p.m. tipoff.