CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson women's basketball team got double-doubles from both
Mia Chapman and
Clair Marion on Wednesday night as the pair combined for 28 points and 23 rebounds as the Red and White did just enough to secure the 48-47 Centennial Conference win over Franklin and Marshall College at the Kline Center. The Devils win coupled by a loss from Muhlenberg College against Ursinus College locked up the postseason berth for Dickinson.
- Things were tight early as buckets for Chapman and Marion gave DC a slim 5-4 edge with 3:38 gone.
- A jumper by Lizzie Neville gave F&M a short-lived lead at 6-5, before Caitlin Blackman and Jenna Weinstein netted six straight making it 11-6.
- Mackenzie Ward and Neville tallied the remaining three points of the frame to cut the margin to 11-9 after one.
- Dickinson began the period with a 6-3 spurt thanks to scores for Chapman and Marion extending the lead to 17-12 three minutes in.
- The duo of Gia Sioutis and Ally Trebelev racked up six consecutive points to move the visitors back in front at 18-17 with 3:11 to play.
- Jumpers out of the hands of Ella Smith and Weinstein would give DC a 21-19 advantage as the teams went to the break.
- Back-to-back triples by Marion in the opening two minutes made it 27-19.
- Two Trebelev threes and a layup for Kennedy Wilburn cut the deficit down to 29-27 with four minutes off the clock.
- Dickinson collected the next five points (34-27) thanks to Victoria Zerbe and Chapman.
- Kayla McCrea and Wilburn pulled the Diplomats within 34-31, but Abby John picked up a layup with just seconds left to take a 36-31 edge into the final quarter.
- The opening five minutes of the period saw F&M continue to try and chip into the Dickinson lead as buckets for McCrea, Neville and Trebelev left the score at 40-37.
- A Lizzie McGrath three-ball and layup by Marion gave DC a 45-41 advantage with 1:19 to play.
- Wilburn trimmed the margin to one (45-44), by splitting a pair at the line and cashing in on a layup at the 9:40 mark.
- After, Clare Cronley and McCrea exchanged foul shots, a foul on Trebelev set the stage for Chapman to knock down two at the stripe making it 48-45 with three seconds left.
- The Diplomats would race down the floor and look for a tying triple by Trebelev which fell short. However, a foul was whistled against Chapman with 0.1 to play leading to three free throws for F&M. Trebelev stepped up and missed the first, before sinking the final two for the 48-47 final.
- Points - Chapman (17), Marion (11)
- Rebounds - Chapman (12), Marion (11), Blackman (7)
- Assists - Blackman (4)
- Blocks - Chapman, Johna and Weinstein (1)
- Points - Trebelev and Wilburn (14)
- Rebounds - Wilburn (11), McCrea (6)
- Assists - McCrea and Neville (3)
- Blocks - Rusas (2), Sioutis (1)
- Dickinson (13-11, 7-6 Centennial) will close out the regular season and figure out their seeding for the tournament on Saturday afternoon at 4pm when they battle the 16th-ranked Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins University in the Charm City.
