Devils Break Garnet Heart
Patrice Johnson tied the game with a three-pointer from the corner and Megan Shelley sank two free throws with 15 seconds remaining to send Dickinson to a 54-52 victory at Swarthmore on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Devils used a 8-2 run early in the first half to jump out to a 18-10 lead. Swarthmore chipped away at the lead, finally tying the contest at 23-23 following a three-pointer from Jessica Fuhr '07. Dickinson used a 7-2 run to end the half, leading 30-25.
Karen Berk '08 finished off a feed from Debra Farrelly '06 at 9:03 to give the Garnet a 45-38 lead, their largest of the afternoon. The Devils ran off seven straight points, knotting the game on short jumper by Jessica Howard at 7:37.
Allyson Teatom put Dickinson up by a bucket at 5:46 and then Radiance Walters '06 hit a pair of free throws to tie the score at 49-49.
Teatom missed the front of a one-and-one and Swarthmore took the lead on a lay up by Walters at 2:38. The Garnet forced a turnover and were able to get the ball back inside to Walters. The junior forward put up a shot and got her own rebound, drawing a foul with 55 seconds to go, forcing Dickinson to take a time-out.
Walters sank the first one to give Swarthmore a three-point advantage. The Red Devils rebounded the Walters on the second free throw and pushed the ball up the floor. Dickinson worked the ball around and found Johnson in the corner with time running down on the shot clock. The junior calmly sank her second trey of the game to tie the score at 52.
On the ensuing Garnet possession, the Devils stepped up their pressure and Shelley stepped in front of a Jen Stevenson '06 pass. The senior took the ball the length of the floor and got fouled with 15 seconds remaining.
Shelley sank both shots and the Devils were able to get a piece of senior Alison Wolff's lay-up, sending Dickinson (8-1, 4-1 CC) to victory.
Teatom and Shelley both scored a game-high 15 points while Johnson chipped in 10 points and eight rebounds.
Wolff led Swarthmore (5-5, 2-3 CC) with 13 points, while Walters scored eight points and nine rebounds. Berk came off the bench to score eight points and grabbed eight rebounds.
The Garnet travel to Lancaster, Pa. on Tuesday afternoon, when they face Franklin & Marshall in a Centennial Conference match-up at 6:00 p.m.