Garnet Fall to Dickinson in CC Semifinals
Sophomore forward Ally Teatom scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in leading the top-seeded Red Devils (24-2) to a 67-42 Centennial Conference semifinal victory over the fourth-seeded Garnet (16-11) in Carlisle, Pa.
Swarthmore held an 8-6 lead at 13:39 of the first as Karen Berk '08 scored the Garnet's first six points and Jessica Fuhr '07 added a jumper. Dickinson then went on a 7-0 run to grab a 13-8 lead and extended it to 23-17 at the half.
Teatom and Fuhr exchanged baskets to start the half before Dickinson took control of the game with a 33-11 run that gave them a 58-30 advantage with 8:27 remaining. The lead grew to as many as 29 as the Garnet turned the ball over 24 times.
Jen Stevenson '06 led the Garnet with 10 points, three assists and three steals and Berk finished with eight points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. The four blocks ties a Centennial Conference single playoff game record equaled by Kristen Lee '05 on Thursday. The duo now share the record for most blocks in a Tournament with five, as Lee collected one tonight and Berk had one on Thursday against Gettysburg.
Patrice Johnson scored 15 points and Megan Shelley added 14 for the Red Devils who will host McDaniel at 4:00 Sunday for the Centennial Conference Championship. No. 3 McDaniel defeated No. 2 Johns Hopkins 72-59 in the other semifinal.