WESTMINSTER, Md. – Despite a third straight double-double from sophomore Sierra Berkel, the Haverford College women's basketball team fell to the McDaniel Green Terror, 48-42, at the Gill Center on Thursday evening.

Berkel sank seven of her nine shot attempts to finish with 15 points. The sophomore also grabbed 11 rebounds to record her 11th career double-double. Sophomore Samantha Wetzel tallied 15 points, snagged seven rebounds and blocked six shots. Her six blocks ties her career best and is tied for the ninth most all-time in a single game.

After Wetzel scored the first basket of the second quarter to give Haverford a 12-7 lead, McDaniel responded with a 10-2 run to set the score at 17-14 with 6:12 left in the first half. Freshman Tori Hopkins answered two possessions later with a three-pointer. The two teams exchanged leads before three straight points by Berkel gave the visitors a 23-21 halftime lead.

Haverford took its largest lead of the contest when a jumper by Wetzel made the score 27-21 at the 8:31 mark of the third stanza. The Fords kept the Green Terror at bay, taking a 31-28 advantage into the final frame.

A five-point spurt by the home team quickly erased the Haverford lead in the final quarter. The game continued its back-and-forth pace until a basket by McDaniel's Lindsey Nichols put the Green Terror ahead, 42-41, with 1:59 to go. McDaniel scored on the next possession, leading to a Haverford timeout.  After Haverford couldn't convert on the offensive end, head coach Bobbi Morgan's team was force to foul. The Green Terror made four free throws down the stretch to put the game away.

The Fords had a 43-39 rebound advantage and held the Green Terror to 27.3 percent shooting from the floor. Nichols led all scorers with 28 points for McDaniel while Karli Zeps had seven points and 14 rebounds in the win.

With the loss, the Fords fall to 8-5 on the season and have their conference record evened at 3-3. McDaniel improves to 11-3 on the year and 6-1 in the Centennial Conference. The women's basketball team will welcome Dickinson to Gooding '84 Arena on Saturday (1 p.m.). It's part of a doubleheader with the men's team with that game tipping off at 3 p.m.