Devils Lock Down Garnet
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Dickinson forward Ally Teatom scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds to lead the Red Devils past Swarthmore 69-45 on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 187 in Tarble Pavilion.
Swarthmore sophomore center Karen Berk led the Garnet offense with 14 points while senior guard Jen Stevenson chipped in 10 points.
Berk hit the first bucket of the game, a lay-up at 19:37, but the Garnet were unable to hold onto the lead.
Dickinson (7-2 overall, 5-0 CC) shot a scorching 58% for the first half and headed into the locker room with a 17-point advantage at the break. The Red Devils turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, stretching its lead to 31 with 8:51 to play in the second half.
The Garnet were plagued by poor shooting from the floor (32%) and could not find charity at the free throw stripe (8-for-15). The Devils also out-rebounded Swarthmore 39-27, getting six boards each from forwards Piper Etess and Katie Quirk.
Garnet forward Cara Tigue pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, while Stevenson grabbed six.
The Devils maintains a tie for the top spot in the Centennial Conference, holding a perfect 5-0 record for the conference while Swarthmore dips to 2-3 in the Centennial and 5-5 overall.
Swarthmore will host McDaniel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, part of a doubleheader with the men's team.