Buffalo, NY-In a contest that had the feel of a playoff game, the D'Youville women's basketball team defeated Pitt-Greensburg 67-60.

The win put D'Youville in a tie at the top of the AMCC standings with a 5-1 record. The Spartans are also 7-6 overall and have moved to the plus side of .500 for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Shannon Dougherty (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) tossed in a game-high 21 points. Dougherty was 7-11 from the floor (2-3 from 3-point) and 5-7 from the free-throw line.

Danette Laguerre (Buffalo, NY/East) continued her outstanding play and gave the team a career-high 16 points of the bench. The sophomore guard was a perfect six of six from the line.

Bridget Andrews (Amherst, NY/Sacred Heart Academy) added 10 points and Jean-Ann Korona (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville) went for 8 points and a team-high 8 rebounds.

The Spartans' defense was at their best today. Pitt-Greensburg was the AMCC leader in made three-pointers and were held to just 4 on 22 attempts (18.2%).

D'Youville led 21-20 at the half and a see-saw second half saw the teams battle to 6 ties and 6 lead changes.

The Spartans continually slashed to the basket and four times in the second-half converted old-school three-point plays (a basket and a foul shot).

Head coach Dan Glover after the game: "Today we took another step in reaching our ultimate goals for the season and showed our true potential for what we can accomplish."

D'Youville will host Mount Aloysius tomorrow (Jan. 12) at 3:00 p.m.