Alyssa March, McDaniel
WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel scored 15 of the game's final 20 points to tally an 82-72 Centennial Conference (CC) win over Ursinus in women's basketball action on Saturday.
Alyssa March (Fallston, Md./Fallston) recorded her first collegiate double-double for the Green Terror (7-0, 4-0 CC) as one of our players to reach double figures. She finished with 12 points and a career-best 11 rebounds – 10 points and eight rebounds of which came in the decisive second half.
Lindsey Nichols (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) reached 20 points for the third time this season with 23 points. Steph Perez (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) added 20 points of her own while Karli Zeps (Reisterstown, Md./Seton Keough) added 12.
Jessica Porada led the Bears (3-5, 2-3 CC) with a double-double of her own, recording 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Two Caroline Shimrock free throws and a Gianna Pownall layup evened the game at 67-all with 3:26 before Perez responded with a triple in the left corner for her fourth 3-pointer of the game to put the hosts in front for good.
A March layup off the 10th of Brittney Davis' (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) assists stretched the lead to five before Perez canned a pair of free throws with 1:22 on the clock for a 74-67 lead.
Shimrock drained a 3-pointer to trim the deficit to four but McDaniel hit eight of its 10 free-throw attempts in the final 1:05 to secure its seventh straight win to start the season.
After a first 15 minutes that featured eight ties and six lead changes, Adienne Cellicci converted a three-point play to tie the game and then give Ursinus a 19-18 lead with 5:23 showing.
Four straight points from Porada and a Cellucci layup stretched the advantage to seven with 3:05 to play in the first half.
Two Rachel Guy free throws made it a 31-23 game before Jasmine Smith (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) hit a pair of her own from the charity stripe to close the deficit to six at the break.
McDaniel tallied eight of the first 10 points in the second half to even the game at 33-all before the two teams traded leads nine more times over the next four minutes.
Clinging to a 48-47 lead, Perez hit a layup with 11:10 on the clock to spark a 9-0 burst that stretched the lead to double digits just 79 seconds later.
The Green Terror led by as many as 12 before the Bears rallied to even the game in the final four minutes.
Davis' 10 helpers were the most by a McDaniel player since 2011 while the two players to score 20 points was a first in known history.
McDaniel returns to action at Hood on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
Courtesy of McDaniel Athletic Communications