Box Score
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(Carlisle, Pa.) - The Dickinson
College women's basketball team suffered a 62-54 loss to visiting
Ursinus College on its return to action on Wednesday night. |
The Red Devils looked strong at the start, jumping out to a
quick 6-2 lead. The Bears closed the gap and pulled in front 24-14
with a 14-4 run midway through the half.
Dickinson cut the deficit to one at the 4:11 mark before another
run put Ursinus in front 39-27 at the break.
The Bears scored on back-to-back jumpers from Alli Rosati
(Jamison, Pa./C.B. East) to take a 16-point lead to start the
second half. The Devils answered with a 14-0 run of their own to
pull within a field-goal, just six minutes into the half.
The Devils never led, but pulled even with just over nine
minutes remaining in the game. First-year Dana Walsh
(Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) hit a pair of free throws
to tie the game again, 51-51, at the 5:32 mark.
The Bears held on, outscoring the Devils 11-3 over the final
five minutes. They hit 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch to
secure the win.
Rosati led Ursinus (6-5, 4-3) with a game-high 15 points while
Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil's) controlled a
game-high 11 rebounds.
Senior guard Brooke Muller (Northampton,
Pa./Whitehall) led the Devils with 10 points and a
pair of assists. Junior Alesha Sisco (Effort,
Pa./Blair Academy) scored nine points, controlled
eight rebounds and tallied four steals on the night.
Walsh finished the night with nine points and four
rebounds.Lindsay Finnerty (Tenafly,
N.J./Tenfly) came off the bench to add nine points as
well.
The Red Devils slip to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in the Centennial
Conference. They host Bryn Mawr College on Saturday at 2:00 pm.