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CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Allison Bauer, Franklin & Marshall
Senior, Guard, Lancaster, PA / Conestoga Valley HS
Meghan Tait, Washington College
Senior, Guard, Oxford, PA / Oxford HS
FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Johns Hopkins, Franklin & Marshall, Muhlenberg and Ursinus clinched four of the five available playoff spots last week.
- Hopkins can secure the regular-season title and home court for the Centennial tournament with a win over Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday.
- Haverford's magic number for clinching the final tournament berth is one – one Ford win or one loss by Gettysburg and Washington College.
- Muhlenberg senior Alexandra Chili is 117 points away from becoming the first player in Centennial history – male or female – to score 2,000 points. She is the second player in Conference history to amass 1,500 points (1,883), 400 rebounds (424) and 300 assists (334) in a career.
- Haverford (5-0) and McDaniel (4-0) are the only Centennial unbeatens in games decided by 1-5 points.
Friday, Feb. 24 - #2 seed vs. #3 seed, 6 p.m. (at #1 seed)
Friday, Feb. 24 - #1 seed vs. #4-5 winner (at #1 seed)
Saturday, Feb. 25 - semifinal winners, 7 p.m. (at #1 seed)
Around the Conference
Bryn Mawr
Sophomore Nicolette Parmese (Levittown, NY / Division) continues to shine, averaging 17 points per outing in three games. She is averaging a double-double on the season at 15.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest and has scored in double figures in 19 of the Owls' 22 games.
Dickinson
The Red Devils snapped a 14-game losing streak with a big win at Bryn Mawr. First-year Liz Schultz (Dunmore, PA / Scranton Prep) scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Junior Bridget Borgese (Swarthmore, PA / Notre Dame de Namur) added 17 points and is averaging 14.0 points per game over her last five contests.
Franklin & Marshall
The Diplomats clinched a playoff berth with a pair of victories. Senior Allison Bauer (Lancaster, PA / Conestoga Valley) led the way with 19 points vs. Swarthmore. She is shooting 50.0 percent (10-of-20) from beyond the arc during the Dips' five-game win streak. It is the fourth time since 1994 that an F&M team has won as many as 17 games.
Gettysburg
The Bullets went 0-2 last week despite holding their opponents to 54.5 points and 32.5 percent shooting. Gettysburg has held 19 of 23 opponents under 40 percent this season and was ranked 15th in DIII in field-goal percentage defense. Senior Sara Kinsley (Fairfield, CT / Fairfield Ludlowe) had a big game vs. Washington with 10 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks and four assists.
Haverford
The Fords' magic number for clinching their first-ever Centennial playoff berth is one after a 1-1 week. Haverford needs a win at home vs. Muhlenberg or at Swarthmore to lock up the fifth and final spot, or get losses by Gettysburg and Washington College. Junior Calla Miller (Jamison, PA / Central Bucks South) surpassed the 200-assist mark for her career vs. Ursinus (201).
Johns Hopkins
The Blue Jays secured a first-round playoff bye with a win over Ursinus. Hopkins can clinch the regular-season title and home court for the Conference tournament with a win against F&M on Tuesday. Junior Alex Vassila (Potomac, MD / Winston Churchill) scored 16 points to go along with 16 rebounds and five blocks for her eighth double-double of the season. Over the last four games, she is shooting 66.7 percent (24-of-36) from the field, averaging 14.0 points and 11.8 caroms per contest.
McDaniel
The Green Terror stunned 22nd ranked Johns Hopkins as freshman Emma Wingerd (Pittsburgh, PA / North Hills) scored on a put-back at the buzzer for a one-point win. She averaged 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.7 blocked shots per game in a 1-2 week. Freshman Steph Perez (Harrisburg, PA / Central Dauphin East) has scored in double figures in all 21 of her games this season.
Muhlenberg
The Mules qualified for the Centennial tournament for the seventh straight season with a win vs. McDaniel. Senior Alexandra Chili (Rockville, MD / Walter Johnson) finished with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and is now in sole possession of 11th place on the DIII career three-pointer list (317). The 'Berg class of 2012 now has 88 career wins – third-best in program history.
Swarthmore
The Garnet's losing skid hit five games last week. Freshman Elle Larsen (Perkasie, PA / Hempfield) has scored in double figures in nine of her last 10 games and leads the CC in field goal percentage (50.9). Swarthmore shot 40 percent over its first eight games in 2011, but is struggling at just 32 percent over 14 games in 2012.
Ursinus
The Bears are back in the Conference playoffs for the second straight season – the first time Ursinus teams have done that since a run of five consecutive years from 1994-98. Sophomore Diamond Lewis (East Windsor, NJ / Stuart Country Day) is averaging 14.3 points over her last three games. Senior Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, PA / St. Basil's) is the 29th player in CC history to collect 750 career rebounds.
Washington College
The Shorewomen clinched their first winning record since 1998-99 (15-9) with the win at Swarthmore. Washington's win at Gettysburg was its first road win over the Bullets since 1996 and gave the team its first-ever season sweep of the Orange and Blue. Senior Meghan Tait (Oxford, PA / Oxford) broke the program record for career free throws made (310). Senior Sally O'Donnell (Cape May Court House, NJ / Wildwood Catholic) scored her 1,000th collegiate point in the win vs. the Garnet. She has 990 at Washington College and 33 at St. Thomas Aquinas, where she played the 2008 fall semester.