GETTYSBURG, Pa. – With all five starters in double figures, the Haverford College women's basketball team nabbed a 74-66 victory over the Gettysburg College Bullets at the Bream Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Macy Goldbach scored a season-high and game-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor. The freshman made three three-pointers, grabbed five rebounds, blocked a shot and snagged a steal. Sophomore Sierra Berkel completed her ninth career double-double, adding 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Sophomore Samantha Wetzel and freshman Katie Cook had 12 points and five rebounds each. Cook's 12 free throws are tied for the 10th most in a single game in program history. Senior captain Olivia Walsh contributed 12 points, six rebounds and two assists.
The Centennial Conference matchup saw its first separation as Haverford scored on back-to-back possessions to take a 12-8 lead at the 4:01 mark of the first quarter. After the three free throws by the Bullets, the two teams engaged a defensive battle that kept the final 3:30 of the quarter scoreless.
In the second quarter, the back and forth battle saw eight lead changes and three ties. Gettysburg held its largest advantage of the game at 24-21 with 2:08 remaining before Goldbach scored seven straight points to help the road team to a 28-25 lead at halftime.
After a basket by Gettysburg's Jessica Porter tied the contest at 33-all, Haverford's offense exploded for a 17-3 run to jump in front, 50-36, as the clock ticked under 30 seconds in the stanza. Trailing by its largest deficit, Gettysburg made headway, scoring 10 consecutive points to cut its deficit to four, leading to a Haverford timeout with 8:51 to go in the game.
Following the timeout, the Fords stretched their advantage back to double digits, going ahead by 11 on two occasions. The Bullets registered five successive points to make the score 64-58 with 1:28 to go. Over the final 90 seconds of the game, the Fords made 10 free throws to secure their second Centennial Conference victory of the season.
Kim Ryan led the Bullets with 19 points while Emma Dorshimer (16 points) and Emily Gibbons (12 points) also scored in double figures. Porter was a point shy of a double-double, scooping up 12 rebounds in the loss.
Haverford had a 47.3 shooting percentage (26-of-55) and held Gettysburg under 35 percent. The Fords outrebounded the Bullets, 41-34, with five players getting at least five rebounds.
Head coach Bobbi Morgan's squad is now 7-4 on the season and 2-2 in the Centennial Conference while Gettysburg drops to 7-3 overall and 2-3 in conference play. Since a two-game losing streak, the Fords have won four of their last five contests. The women's basketball team has won its last seven meetings vs. Gettysburg. Franklin and Marshall travels to the Gooding '84 Arena for a basketball doubleheader on Tuesday (Jan. 12). The women's game gets underway first (6 p.m.) with the men tipping off at 8 p.m.