Saturday's Women's Hoops Recap
Alli Rosati, Ursinus
Johns Hopkins 67, Muhlenberg
43
The Johns Hopkins women's team took control of the Centennial
Conference clash with Muhlenberg early in the first half and
cruised to a 67-43 victory over the Mules inside Goldfarb Gym,
Saturday afternoon, to complete the season series sweep. Hopkins
held the Mules to a season-low 20.0 percent from the field
(11-for-55) while the Blue Jays shot 39.7 percent (25-for-63) and
50.0 percent from beyond the arch (4-for-8). The Blue Jays also won
the rebounding battle with a commanding 56-35 advantage. Alex
Vassila ended the day with 16 points and tied her season-high with
13 rebounds. Chantal Mattiola led the game in scoring with 19
points and went 4-for-7 from the three-point line. Kathleen Naddaff
and Alexandra Chili each had eight to lead 'Berg.
Franklin & Marshall 64, Haverford
51
Balanced scoring across the board led the Franklin &
Marshall women's basketball team over Haverford, 64-51, in
Centennial Conference (CC) action on Saturday afternoon. The
Diplomats swept the series and improved to 13-6, 10-4 CC while the
Fords fell to 13-6, 8-6 CC. Alexa
Barbush and Megan Pauley both scored a high-game 14 points with
Barbush adding a game-high five assists. Jacquelyne Pizzuto paced
the Fords with 12 points while Victoria Sobocinski scored 11.
Ursinus 60, Dickinson 48
The Ursinus College women's basketball team continued its
quest for a Centennial Conference playoff berth Saturday with a 60
– 48 win over host Dickinson College. The Bears placed
three scorers in double-digits in the victory. Ursinus (10-9,
9-5 Centennial) were lead by senior guard Alli
Rosati (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks East who had 16 points, four
rebounds, and two assists in the contest while shooting 6-9 from
the floor. Senior guard Kristy
George (Whitehall, Pa. / Whitehall) netted 12 in the outing,
while senior guard Jen
Sroba (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) contributed 10 for
Ursinus. Dickinson was led by Bridget Borgese and Dana Walsh, who
each contributed 16 in the loss.
Gettysburg 77, Swarthmore 51
A 21-5 run over the final 7:22 of the first half fueled a
52-point opening stanza as Gettysburg claimed its seventh
consecutive win, defeating Swarthmore College 77-51 in a Centennial
Conference women’s basketball game Saturday afternoon in
Bream Gymnasium. Gettysburg junior forward Alyssa
Oursler led the effort with a game-high 19 points while
senior forward Lauren
Dadigan tallied a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7
shooting. Dadigan’s jumper at the 6:48 mark in the first half
kicked off the decisive run, and her lay-up with 1:17 to go took
Gettysburg to the break leading 52-30. Madeline Ross led Swarthmore
(8-10, 6-8 CC) with 15 points off the bench. Kayla Moritzky added
10 points while Elle Larsen posted eight points and a game-high
eight rebounds.
McDaniel 56, Bryn Mawr 34
McDaniel scored the game's first 23 points en route to a 56-34
Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball
victory over Bryn Mawr on Saturday. Steph
Perez (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) made it 19-for-19
in double figures with 10 points to pace the Green Terror (8-11,
5-10 CC), who halted its eight-game losing streak with the win.
Jackie Handy led the Owls (0-15, 0-12 CC) with 10 points and 11
rebounds while Nicolette Parmese adding nine points and 15
rebounds.
