Gettysburg 43, McDaniel 41
Sophomore Jenna
Swope connected on a three-pointer with 14 seconds left
and McDaniel’s final three-point attempt at the buzzer hit
iron as the Gettysburg College women’s basketball wrapped up
the top seed in the Centennial Conference with a 43-41 win over the
Green Terror inside Bream Gym on Saturday. With the victory,
Gettysburg (19-6, 16-4 CC) finishes with the best record in
conference play and clinches the right to host the semifinals and
championship of the Centennial Conference Tournament on Feb. 22-23.
It is the first time the Bullets have claimed the top spot in the
regular season and hosted the final two rounds. Jessica
Porter finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for her
fourth double-double of the season. Caroline
Murphy added 12 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked
shots and Swope turned in nine points and nine rebounds. McDaniel
was led by Rachael Ryback who had 22 points and
Emma Wingerd who collected 11 rebounds for the
Green Terror.
Haverford 45, Swarthmore 41
A tough, defensive struggle ended with a game-winning
three-pointer from Elizabeth
Lynch as Haverford College's women's basketball team
downed visiting Swarthmore, 45-41, in Centennial Conference action
Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale. Both
Haverford (15-9, 12-8 CC) and the Garnet (19-6, 15-5) will head
into next week's Centennial playoffs, but the Fords will take the
momentum from Saturday's hard-fought victory into the tournament
while Swarthmore must regroup after the loss. Dominique
Meeks, playing in her final game on the Gooding Arena floor,
paced the Fords with 10 points and nine rebounds. Lynch and Calla
Miller added nine points apiece with Shannon
Smith coming away with eight more for the Fords. Miller also
ripped down nine rebounds for Haverford. Katie Lytle finished
with a double-double in Swarthmore's losing effort, pouring in
game-highs in points, 18, and rebounds, 15.
Washington College , Bryn Mawr
Playing in her final collegiate game, senior center Erin
Kile (Benton, PA/Benton) equalled the single-game
school record of seven blocked shots as visiting Washington College
pulled away from host Bryn Mawr College en route to an 86-50
Centennial Conference women's basketball victory in the season
finale for both schools this afternoon in Bryn Mawr, PA. Junior
guard Kelly
Mitchell scored a team-high 16 points in the win for
Washington. Freshman guard Ashley
Espinosa added 14 points, five assists, and four
steals, while junior forward Erin
Fitzgerald scored 14 points, swiped three steals, and
blocked two shots. Nicolette Parmese led the Owls
with 21 points in the loss. Ashlee Williams added
13 points and six rebounds, while Aislinn Toohey
scored 11 points and handed out six assists.
Franklin & Marshall 72, Dickinson
54
Four Diplomats reached double figures in scoring as Franklin &
Marshall cruised to a 72-54 victory over Dickinson on Saturday
afternoon in Centennial Conference (CC) action. The Diplomats
finished out their season with an 8-17, 5-15 CC record while the
Red Devils fell to 13-11, 9-11 CC.Alexa
Barbush closed out her illustrious F&M career with a
game-high 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Fellow seniors Elizabeth
Snyder and Colleen
Bott reached double-figures as well with 15 and 11
respectively. Belma Mekic paced the Red Devils' offense with 16
points on 6-of-13 shooting. Bridget Borgese and Lindsay Finnerty
reached double-digits as well, registering 10 points apiece.
Muhlenberg 75, Ursinus 63
Muhlenberg celebrated senior day and the 75-63
victory over Ursinus on Saturday afternoon. Alita
Zabrecky helped lead the Mules to the win by scoring 17
points in the first 20 minutes of action. She finished with a
game-high of 21 and also added five assists and two
steals. Although Ursinus (12-13, 9-11) never led, they limited
Muhlenberg’s lead to single digits until the final 2:21 of
the game. The Bears tied the score five times, but the Mules’
stingy defense prevented them from capitalizing on opportunities to
take the lead. The Mules (17-8, 14-6) will begin playoffs with
a game against second-seeded Swarthmore on Friday night at
top-seeded Gettysburg.