Westmoreland campus clippings: Ligonier Valley grad Miller earns field MVP

Olivia Miller didn’t go to the River States Conference indoor track and field championships to finish second. Not in her top event, at least.

The Carlow junior and Ligonier Valley graduate won her second title in the triple jump, soaring 10.8 meters to reach the medal stand for the third straight season.

The performance earned her RSC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Miller also earned silver in the high jump, clearing 1.55 meters, and took third in the long jump (4.9 meters).

For good measure, she finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.05 seconds.

Miller was named RSC Athlete of the Week for the fourth straight time after she qualified for the NAIA national championship in the pentathlon after she garnered 3,059 points at the Youngstown State Mid-Major Invitational. She set three school records at the meet.

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Men’s basketball

Seton Hill: Freshman Jimmy Moon scored a career-high 28 points, including a 7-of-8 effort from 3-point range, and senior Nate Davis scored 22 in an 82-76 loss to Gannon.

Shippensburg: Junior Jake Biss (Latrobe) made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds in an 83-58 win over West Chester.

Biss made 6 of 11 from 3-point range as the Raiders (18-4, 14-2 PSAC) made a school record-tying 18 3s (on 31 attempts).

He added 11 points and eight assists in an 81-55 win against Mansfield.

Washington & Jefferson: Junior guard Zach Queen (Hempfield) dished out a career-high seven assists in an 83-72 victory over Thiel.

WCCC: Sophomore Cam McKinney scored a career-high 37 points, including the go-ahead basket with 53 seconds left as WCCC (4-19, 2-9) edged Butler County Community College in overtime 107-104. Freshman Jake Biros (Greensburg Central Catholic) and freshman Dan McQuaide scored 19 points each, and freshman Travis McCoy finished with 17 points and 21 rebounds. The Wolfpack will host an opening-round game in the WPCC playoffs.

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Women’s basketball

Mansfield: Freshman Bella Skatell (Greensburg Central Catholic) scored a career-high 17 points and made 6 of 6 shots (5 of 5 3-pointers) in a 73-62 loss to Shippensburg.

Pitt-Greensburg: Five players scored in double figures to power the Bobcats to an 89-56 win over Penn State Altoona. Junior Nadege Durand posted her 10th double-double of the season with 24 points and 15 points, and junior Shaquoia McCray added 12 points and 10 rebounds, senior Colleen Murphy added 16 points, sophomore Maddie Sitler 13 and freshman Sidney McCully 11.

In a one-sided, 82-35 victory over Medaille, freshman LeeAnn Harris scored a career-high 14 points for UPG (14-8, 11-5).

WCCC: Sophomore Mackenzie Markle (Latrobe) had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and sophomore Hannah Hempfield (Mt. Pleasant) had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists but the Wolfpack (3-13, 1-4) lost to Butler County Community College, 51-40. WCCC will open the WPCC playoffs this weekend.

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Wrestling

Pitt-Johnstown: Senior Chris Eddins (Greensburg Salem) registered the 99th win of his career as the NCAA Division II fourth-ranked Mountain Cats defeated No. 11 Mercyhurst, 22-12, to give longtime coach Pat Pecora his 617th career victory, the most by any college coach at any level.

Eddins, ranked No. 1 at 149 pounds, will be seeking a third NCAA title.

Seton Hill: The Griffins upset 17th-ranked Kutztown, 21-16, as senior Austin Shaw (Greensburg Salem) won in overtime at 149 pounds, and redshirt sophomore Logan McKoy (157) and freshman Brandon Matthews (174) also won tight matches for Seton Hill (7-5, 4-2).

Redshirt junior Billy Bowlen recorded a pin at 197, and heavyweight Jake Beistel (Southmoreland), a redshirt junior, took No. 1-ranked Andrew Dunn Jr. to the limit in a thrilling finale but lost 2-1.

Thiel: Freshman 125-pounder Kace Sabedra (Derry) took fifth at the 34th Annual John Summa Invitational at Baldwin Wallace.

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Women’s golf

Penn State: Junior Olivia Zambruno (Greensburg Central Catholic) shot a career-low 1-under-par 71 in the final round of the UCF Challenge at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. Her three-round total of 225 (80-74-71) put her in a tie for 62nd place. Zambruno went 2-under over her final 14 holes, including birdies on Nos. 17 and 18.

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Softball

Penn State

Sophomore pitcher Bailey Parshall (Belle Vernon) picked up a win and a save as the Nittany Lions opened the season with a pair of wins in Miami, Fla. She struck out four and walked two in a 3-2 win over California. She added a save in a 4-2 victory over Florida International.