IUP had its five-game winning streak snapped with a 69-63 loss to Pitt Johnstown Wednesday night at Memorial Field House.  The Crimson Hawks dropped to 7-4 while the Mountain Cats improved to 8-3.

Jahzinga Tracey matched her season high with 22 points and Katie Glaws had her second double-double in the past three games with 18 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not enough to prevent IUP's first loss since November 29.

Glaws had a pair of 3-pointers to give her 123 in her career, just four shy of Jess Conner's school record.  Glaws and Tracey both had three steals against Pitt Johnstown, with Lauren Fisher swiping four while also dishing out four assists.

Jessica Zapf led Pitt Johnstown with 22 points and 11 boards.  Allison Krischer had 17 points while Lindsay Cale added 10.

IUP led 39-32 at halftime behind 16 points by Tracey.  Her 3-pointer gave the Crimson Hawks a 32-30 lead, and her layup in the final minute capped a 12-2 run in the final 4:20 of the half.

The second half was tight the whole way, with neither team leading by more than six points.  A free throw by Tracey created a 55-55 tie with 7:00 remaining, but a basket by Zapf 37 seconds later gave Pitt Johnstown a lead it would never relinquish.

Zapf followed with four straight free throws to boost the Mountain Cat lead to 61-55, but IUP battled back to within 63-61 on a three-point play by Tracey with 2:50 remaining. 

Trailing 64-61, the Crimson Hawks had two chances to tie the game, but 3-pointers by Glaws and Kylie Miller were off the mark, and Pitt Johnstown secured the win at the line, hitting 6 of 8 in the final 50 seconds.

IUP returns to PSAC crossover play this weekend with home games against Kutztown on Saturday and East Stroudsburg on Sunday, both tipping off at 1 p.m.

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