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Meeks helps lead Fords over Albright 60-48

Meeks helps lead Fords over Albright 60-48

HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College women's basketball team rode Dominique Meeks' 19 points and its biggest first-half offensive output of the season to a 60-48 win over Albright College in a non-conference match-up at Gooding Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Fords (8-3) picked up their fourth win in the last five games. Albright fell to 4-9 with the loss.

A layup by Meeks at the 15:49 mark gave Haverford an early 9-6 lead. The Lions responded with a 10-2 run over the next two and a half minutes to go ahead by five, 16-11, which would wind up being the largest lead they would enjoy on the afternoon.  

The Fords put on an offensive show over the next nine minutes as freshman guard Elizabeth Lynch's three pointer at the 13:09 mark kicked off a 25-4 run for Haverford.  The Fords would drill 10 of their next 14 shots with six players contributing in the run to jump out to a 16-point advantage, 36-20, at the 4:08 mark of the first half. The two teams traded baskets the next four times down the floor before Albright scored the final three points of the half to trim the Fords' cushion to 13, 41-28, going into the break.

Haverford was able to maintain a comfortable lead throughout the second half. Meeks' tally from inside the paint with 2:31 remaining pushed the Fords' advantage to 18, 59-41, as they closed out the victory.

Meeks' efforts were her fifth double-figure scoring output in a row. She also added five steals. Victoria Sobocinski and Calla Miller helped the cause with nine points, while Sobocinski pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Fords on the glass.

Jenny Knoebel led Albright with 14 points and Meghan Boyle grabbed 12 rebounds.

Haverford returns to Centennial Conference action Tuesday night when it welcomes Dickinson College to Gooding Arena. Game time is set for 6 p.m.