PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lyndsay Burton, Johns Hopkins (Sr, F, Long Valley, NJ / West Morris Central)
Burton averaged 16.0 points and 11.5 rebounds while shooting 66.7 percent from the field in a 2-0 week. She tallied 22 points and 12 boards vs. McDaniel and 10-11 vs. Ursinus as the Jays secured the top seed for next week's CC tournament.
Complete Women's Basketball Release #9
Around the Conference
Storylines
Three teams are in the five-team championship tournament field, while four teams are still in contention for the final two berths. Johns Hopkins will host the final four on Feb. 26-27. Ursinus and Franklin & Marshall have a one-game lead in the loss column over Swarthmore and Washington College entering the final week.
Bryn Mawr
Freshman Nicolette Parmese (Levittown, NY / Division) has 272 points on the season – the most by an Owl first-year player since Amy Johnson '07 tallied 362 in 2004.
Dickinson
The Red Devil defense held Bryn Mawr to just four first-half points in the win over the Owls. Dickinson needs a win over either Gettysburg or F&M to secure its eighth consecutive season of double-digit victories. Senior Alesha Sisco (Effort, PA / Blair Academy, NJ) became just the third Red Devil player to amass 700 in a career and now has 710.
Franklin & Marshall
The Diplomats moved a step closer to their third playoff berth in four seasons with a win at Swarthmore. F&M shot a season-best 56.9 percent from the floor vs. the Garnet. Senior Beth Holt (Lancaster, PA / Lancaster Catholic) has seven-game double-figure scoring streak.
Gettysburg
The Bullets qualified for the Centennial tourney for the sixth time in seven seasons and will meet Muhlenberg in the semifinals. Gettysburg has won at least 18 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1984 and 1985. Senior Caitlin Moser (Wyomissing, PA / Wyomissing) is the second player in program history to reach 1,500 points (1,511). She tallied both her 1,000th and 1,500th career points in games at Washington College.
Haverford
Sophomore Dominique Meeks (Richmond, VA / Collegiate School) poured in 21 points while classmate Nina Voith (Philadelphia, PA / Germantown Friends) posted her 11th career double-double with 14 points and 11 boards vs. Ursinus. Haverford is one win away from reaching double figures in victories for the first time since 1990-91 (13-11).
Johns Hopkins
The Blue Jays secured the top seed for the Centennial tournament for the first time since 2004 with a win at Ursinus. Hopkins needs one win to register its first 20-win campaign since 2006. Senior Lyndsay Burton (Long Valley, NJ / West Morris Central) posted back-to-back double-doubles last week, including a 22-point, 12-rebound effort vs. McDaniel. She needs one rebound and 29 points to crack the school's career top five in both categories.
McDaniel
The Terror will fail to reach double-digits in victories for the first time since 1993. Senior Cara Thompson (Hagerstown, MD / North Hagerstown) leads the team in scoring (11.5), while classmate Whitney Snoops (Millersville, MD / Archbishop Spalding) tops the carom list (8.1).
Muhlenberg
The Mules earned a spot in the Conference semifinals for the sixth straight season and will meet Gettysburg in the final four. Senior Kelly McKeon (Watertown, CT / Holy Cross) became the program's career leader in assists (428) and is the third player in Centennial history with 1,200 points and 425 assists.
Swarthmore
Sophomore Madeline Ross (Doylestown, PA / Central Bucks East) tallied a career-high 29 points, while freshman Katie Lytle (Harrisburg, PA / Central Dauphin East) had her first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 11 boards vs. F&M.
Ursinus
Last year, the Bears were 2-4 in games decided by 1-5 points and missed the CC playoffs. This season, Ursinus is 7-3 in close games after an overtime win at Haverford. Junior Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, PA / St. Basil's) had 26 points and 14 rebounds vs. the Fords and is now six caroms shy of 500 for her career.
Washington College
The Shorewomen need a big week to have a chance at their first playoff berth since 1999 with games vs. McDaniel, Ursinus and Bryn Mawr. Junior Meghan Tait (Oxford, PA / Oxford) became just the fourth player in program history to reach 300 career assists (307). Classmate Sally O'Donnell (Cape May Court House, NJ / Wildwood Catholic) is now third in career three-pointers (138) at Washington.