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#16-Ranked Mules Hold Off Devils 76-69

(Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson College women's basketball team battled to the end, but fell to visiting Muhlenberg, 76-69, on Tuesday night.

 

Sophomore Alexandra Chili (Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson) led the 16th-ranked Mules with a game-high 31 points, hitting 7-of-11 three-pointers on the night.

 

Muhlenberg opened with a 5-0 run and led throughout the first half, holding a 33-26 advantage at the break. The Mules pulled in front 51-41 at the 11:40 mark before the Devils went on an 18-6 run to take their first lead with 6:21 remaining in the game.

 

Chili tied the game on the next possession and later gave the visitors a five point lead with less than a minute to play. Junior forward Alesha Sisco (Effort, Pa./Blair Academy) answered and was then fouled on the rebound after Dickinson sent Kelly McKeon (Watertown, Conn/Holy Cross) to the line with 20 seconds left in regulation. Sisco hit both free throws to pull the Devils within one, 70-69.

 

Alexandra Berlin and Chili combined to hit 6-of-6 free throws down the stretch to secure the win for Muhlenberg (3-1, 2-0).

 

Four Red Devils reached double-figures. Brooke Muller (Northampton, Pa./Whitehall) led the way with 17 points, hitting 7-of-8 free throws.

 

Sisco recorded a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Carole Dempsey (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill)added 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. First-year Belma Mekic (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) chipped in with 10 points while Dana Walsh (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) tallied nine points and seven rebounds.

 

The Red Devils slip to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial Conference. They are home again on Thursday, hosting McDaniel College at 7:30 pm.



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