Trailing Glenville State by two points with 6.7 seconds remaining, Seton Hill had one more punch waiting for the visiting Pioneers.

A near turnover in the closing moments instead became the shot of the year so far for the men’s basketball team.

Grad guard Ryan Meis inbounded from in front of his team’s bench to sophomore forward Kedrick Curtis, who nearly had the ball stolen. Curtis, though, chased after the ball, jostling for possession with the Pioneers’ Paul Gakmar.

Curtis finally corralled the ball near the top of the opposite key, turned and launched a 70-foot heave that splashed down at the buzzer to give the Griffins a 73-72 win at McKenna Center.

The play was shown on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Sunday morning as part of “Saturday’s Best.”

Curtis was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week.

MBB: Kedrick Curtis' buzzer beater was a part of Saturday's Best on this morning's SportsCenter. pic.twitter.com/3JYlLwoO2k

— SHUGriffin Athletics (@GriffinsSports) December 1, 2024

MBB: Another look at the game winner from Kedrick Curtis.????: Apollo Barron pic.twitter.com/xAEHJB9F8N

— SHUGriffin Athletics (@GriffinsSports) December 1, 2024

Cal (Pa.): Senior Kadyn Hannah (Franklin Regional) is averaging 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds and has started all eight games for the Vulcans.

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore Trent Rozich had 17 points and nine rebounds, and juniors Ryan Greggerson (15), Michael Bigley (15) and Jackson Byer (11) chipped in for a 78-65 victory over Geneva. Greggerson also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Saint Vincent: Junior Dev Ostrowski scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and senior Mike Iuzzolino added 18 points as six Bearcats scored in double figures in a 99-88 upset of No. 24 Hood. Junior Jevontae Jones had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and freshman Terek Crosby (Yough) had 12 points off the bench in the win for SVC (4-2).

Ostrowski was named the PAC Player of the Week.

Women’s basketball

Bethany: Sophomore forward Kate Botti (Norwin) was named the PAC Player of the Week. Botti had 25 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Waynesburg. She shot 7 for 11 from the field and hit all four of her 3-point shots.

Botti also was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

Cedarville: Junior guard Brianna Zajicek (Norwin) scored 17 points to power the Marauders to a 72-67 victory over Central State. Zajicek, who added five rebounds and three assists, made 7 of 14 shots and played 30 minutes.

D’Youville: Freshman forward Kaitlyn Mankins (Greensburg Salem) has appeared in five games and is averaging 13.2 minutes. She has made 8 of 13 shots from the field.

Edinboro: Junior guard Maura Suman (Penn-Trafford) has made seven starts this season and is averaging 7.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.9 minutes a game.

Florida Tech: Senior guard Sarah Liberatore (Hempfield) is leading the Panthers in scoring at 12 points per game. She also has a team-best 11 3-pointers and is tied for minutes played per game at 30.2.

Mercyhurst: Junior forward Bailey Kuhns (Greensburg Central Catholic) was named the Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week and a Prime Performer.

Kuhns pumped in 32 points in a 64-63 loss in overtime to Cornell. She also pulled down 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

Seton Hill: The Griffins rallied for a 73-61 win over Virginia State to move to 8-0 on the season. Grad student Christiane Frye led the way with 20 points, junior Helene Cowan added 16 and sophomore Mia Kalich had 11 points and 10 rebounds. The eight straight wins to open a season marks Seton Hill’s best start since a 7-0 run to begin to the 2019-20 season.

Kalich was named the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week.

South Carolina Upstate: Reserve redshirt freshman forward Emma Blair (Latrobe) is averaging 4.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in nine games. She is shooting 56% from th field. Blair scored a season-high 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 72-64 win over Ballarmine in the Spartan Shootout.

Wrestling

UNC-Pembroke: The pipeline to Rostraver continues for the Braves. Redshirt sophomore Logan Hoffman, freshman Austin Hoffman, redshirt junior Chad Metikosh and freshman Perry Riggle, all Belle Vernon grads, are on this year’s roster. Former Pembroke All-American Scott Joll, another Belle Vernon alumnus, has joined the staff as an assistant.

Football

Memphis: Redshirt senior center Trent Holler (Latrobe) doesn’t get much limelight playing on the offensive line, but one reward will come in the form a bowl game. The No. 23-ranked Tigers knocked off No. 17 Tulane, 34-24, to move to 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the AAC. Memphis racked up 454 yards of total offense, including 236 on the ground. The Tigers, who secured back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time, have scored 20 or more points in 39 straight games, the longest streak in the nation.

Washington & Jefferson: Grad linebacker Justin Johns (Franklin Regional) had a game-high 12 tackles in a 38-22 loss to Randolph-Macon in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. Johns ends his career with 362 tackles, a record for W&J (9-2).

---

Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)

---