CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson women's basketball team got 29 combined points between Senior Lindsey Hollenshead and junior Clair Marion, in addition to outscoring the visiting Haverford College 23-4 in the third quarter en route to a 59-44 Centennial Conference win inside the Kline Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Red and White won their ninth consecutive game and remain within striking distance of a Top-2 seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference playoffs as they trail Gettysburg College by one game for second with one more matchup still to come with the Bullets in two weeks.

The two sides traded the opening eight points of the game with Caitlin Blackman and Hollenshead scoring for the Devils, while Gia Flamini and Audrey Jakway picking the up the points for the Fords. Dickinson then received buckets from Jenna Weinstein, Blackman and Hollenshead during an 8-0 run to open up a 12-4 edge with two minutes left. The final eight points were shared among the teams as Indatou Ali-Goukoye along with Marion tallied for the Red and White to double-up the Fords 16-8 through one. 

Siena Emuobor and Shae Mercer recorded the first two baskets of the second to cut the deficit down to 16-12, before Marion setup Victoria Zerbe for a layup to stop the run. An Abby John paint basket off a nice feed from Blackman was the only DC score during a 6-2 spurt for the visitors to close within 20-18 with 80-seconds left. Dickinson would end the half with the final four points thanks to buckets by Blackman and Zerbe to take a 24-18 advantage to the locker room.

Coming out of the break the Devils would light the Kline on "fire" and take complete control of the game embarking on a 21-0 rampage aided by triples from Hollenhead and Marion (2) along with baskets for Molly Heron, Blackman and John to grab a commanding 45-18 lead. Buckets by Jakway and Mercer surrounded another jumper from Hollenshead to make it 47-22 DC with 30 minutes in the books. 

Dickinson added onto their advantage early in the fourth as Marion and Zerbe extended the margin to 51-24 with two minutes gone. Then, a three-pointer by Brianna Feifer opened up a 10-0 run for the Fords as Mercer also chipped in making it 51-34 still with five minutes remaining. Hollenshead, John and Weinstein helped the Red and White to maintain a sizable cushion at 56-38 at the 6:43 mark. Feifer, Jakway and Mercer continued to fight for the visitors trimming it back to 56-44, before a triple by Marion capped the scoring at 59-44.

Red Devil Leaders
Points - Marion (15), Hollenshead (14), Blackman and Zerbe (8)
Assists - Blackman (6), Marion (4)
Rebounds - Hollenshead (8), Blackman (7)

Ford Leaders
Points - Mercer (13), Jakway (12)
Assists - Mercer (3), Flamini (2)
Rebounds - Mercer (6), Emuobor and Jakway (5)

Next on the Court
Dickinson (14-4, 11-2 Centennial) will attempt to push their streak to double-digits on Wednesday night when they visit Westminster, Maryland for a conference matchup with McDaniel College at 6pm. The Red and White knocked off the Green Terror 51-29 inside the Kline Center back on November 21st. Read Full Article