MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Bethany College women's basketball team defeated Allegheny (Pa.) College by a final score of 65-55 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals in the David V. Wise Center.

Bethany (17-9) looked to earn the program's first road playoff win since the 2021-2022 season while Allegheny (13-13) eyed revenge after the Bison won the only meeting between the two squads earlier in the 2025-26 campaign. The game was one of runs as the Gators got out to a hot start in front of their home crowd, but the Bison would quickly answer. Just when it seemed that the Green and White would pull away, however, Allegheny worked itself right back into the game leading to a one-possession game with one minute to play. Bethany would end the battle with seven straight points to eliminate Allegheny and advance to the PAC quarterfinals where they will travel to Latrobe, Pennsylvania to take on first-seeded Saint Vincent on Thursday, February 26. 

Bethany Leaders

• Graduate All-PAC guard Lindsey Garrison (Triadelphia, W.Va./Wheeling Park) led the team in scoring with 19 points while adding two rebounds and two assists
• Junior Academic All-PAC forward Kate Botti (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) recorded another double-double comprised of 13 rebounds and 10 points as she also had a game-high five blocks
• After a quiet first half, sophomore guard Ella Simpson (Morgantown, W.Va./University) scored 13 second-half points and also corralled five boards
• Freshman guard Lindsey Best (Rayland, Ohio/Martins Ferry) had 12 points with 10 of them coming in the first half and added nine rebounds, four assists, and a steal
• Sophomore Academic All-PAC guard Addy Blazer (Hanoverton, Ohio/United Local) finished with a statline of eight rebounds, four points, an assist, a steal, and a block
• Senior Academic All-PAC forward Kaedlee Potter (Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell-Midland) contributed seven points and three rebounds before exiting the game due to injury

Allegheny Leaders

• Senior forward Sarah Santicola also posted a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds
• Sophomore guard Isabella Antonacci had a game-high 20 points and added three assists and two rebounds
• Senior guard Jess Bickart led the team in assists with five and recorded six rebounds and one steal

First Quarter (Bethany 14-9)

• Allegheny got out to a 9-5 lead, but the Bison closed the quarter with nine straight points including five points from Best 
• Bethany outrebounded the Gators 14-10 as Best recorded four, Potter grabbed three, and Botti added two

Second Quarter (Bethany 29-26)

• The Green and White took an 11-point lead—their largest lead of the half—with eight minutes to go in the half, but Allegheny was able to close the gap and make it a one-possession game just before the break
• Botti notched six rebounds with four of them coming on the offensive glass

Third Quarter (Bethany 46-41)

• Garrison scored seven of her 19 points on the night
• Bethany scored nine straight out of the half to take their largest lead of the day, but not before the Gators went on a 9-2 run of their own to pull back within three

Fourth Quarter (Bethany 65-55)

• Botti swatted two of her five shots with one coming in crunch time with the game on the line
• The Bison went 7-for-7 at the charity stripe in the final minute to put the game away and to advance to the PAC Tournament Semifinals