HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College Women's basketball team (4-7, 1-5 CC) were denied a victory by the visiting Dickinson Red Devils (4-7, 4-2 CC) on Saturday 71-51, as the two teams battled in a Centennial Conference matchup inside Gooding '84 Arena on a cold and snowy afternoon.
Both teams traded buckets to begin the contest, with Dickinson pushing out to a 13-6 lead with 4:31 remaining in the first quarter. The 13-point spurt was highlighted by six points from Clair Marion and four points from Mia Chapman.
It was even keel for the rest of the quarter, as the Fords outscored the Devils 9-8 to find themselves trailing just 21-15 after the first stanza. In the first quarter, Ally Landau, Erin Albright, and Gia Flamini all totaled four points each.
The Scarlet and Black opened up the second quarter with an 8-4 scoring run in just under two minutes to pull within two points, 25-23. Audrey Jakway took control of the game for the Fords, scoring all eight points in a quick scoring run.
Over the next three minutes, the Red Devils jumped out to a 7-2 scoring run to push the Dickinson lead back up to a seven-point gap, 32-25. In the scoring span, Chapman rattled off four points and Marion converted a momentum swinging three-point play.
Haverford went on a 8-2 scoring run to close out the half, as the Fords headed to the locker room down just one at 34-33. Among the eight points scored in that stretch, Landau dropped five points from a layup and three-pointer.
During the first half, Dickinson shot 45.5 percent from the field and were boosted by 12 points from Chapman. For the Fords, Jakway led the way with 12 points, while Landau posted nine.
Marion kicked off the second half for the Red Devils by scoring eight consecutive points, as she converted two free-throws and connected on two three-pointers to give Dickinson a 42-33 lead with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter.
The Scarlet and Black answered back, going on a 9-4 scoring run in just over four minutes to pull within four points at 46-42 with 3:22 left on the clock for the third quarter. Siena Emuobor gave the Fords a big lift, contributing five of the nine points.
The two Centennial Conference foes continued to go back-and-forth to finish the third quarter, as the Red Devils outscored the Fords just 4-3 to head into the final period up 50-43.
Dickinson continued to pile on the points in the fourth, going on a 10-6 scoring run, to pull ahead 60-49, with just 1:47 left to go in the game.
Trying to get back into the game, Haverford intentionally fouled the Red Devils six times to try and capitalize off of missed free-throws. However, Dickinson went 11-of-12 from the charity stripe to close out the game and claim the 71-51 victory.
In the win, the Red Devils finished the contest with four double-digit scorers with Marion leading the way with 27 points. Chapman posted 18 points, while Caitlin Blackmon put up 12 points, and Lindsey Hollenshead added 10 points.
For the Fords, Jakway scored a career-high 16 points, while Landau tallied 13 points. On the glass, Abby Ryan and Shae Mercer both pulled down seven rebounds each.
Women's basketball now returns to action Tuesday, January 9, as they travel to Gettysburg to take on the Bullets, a team receiving votes in the latest D3Hoops.com poll. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. and will be followed by the men's team squaring off with the Bullets at 8 p.m.