HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Dickinson women's basketball team outscored host Juniata College 17-4 in overtime to open the 2026-27 season with a 60-47 non-conference victory on Friday night inside Memorial Gymnasium. Brooke Chang paced the Red and White with 14 points, while Addison Cadwell and Esther Nlebemuo each added ten. Dickinson's defense collected 19 steals and ten blocks, with Nlebemuo accounting for six thefts and three rejections.
First Quarter
- Dickinson grabbed an early 6-4 edge on baskets from Clare Cronley, Emma Landes and Cadwell with just under five minutes gone.
- However, a triple by Jenna Norton sparked an 8-0 flight for the Eagles as Cate Clarke, Alana Lightner and Michaela Owens joined in the scoring to make it 12-6 with 1:43 remaining.
- Nenah Brown finished a feed from Jessica Maina and added the free throw to complete a three-point play, before two foul shots by Lizzie McGrath helped the visitors pull within 13-11 after one.
Second Quarter
- McGrath turned a steal into a basket to level the game at 13-13, before a Jelena Subasic layup answered two free throws from Laney Gerdich to tie things once more at 15-15.
- Juniata reclaimed a four-point cushion on layups by Tianna Sanabria and Makenna Hartman, but Cadwell and Chang responded with buckets in the paint to bring Dickinson even at 19-19 with 4:14 left.
- Lightner and Clarke accounted for the next four points, before Chang finished another layup to cut the deficit to two.
- Unfortunately for the Devils, Lightner scored with 11 seconds remaining to give the hosts a 25-21 halftime advantage.
Third Quarter
- The Red and White came out of the break quickly as a Cadwell jumper and a Nlebemuo layup off a Cadwell steal tied the game at 25-25 just 43 seconds in.
- The Eagles answered with five consecutive points from Sanabria, Teagan Strunk and Gerdich to move ahead 30-25 with 6:47 remaining.
- Dickinson responded with an 8-0 charge as Nlebemuo supplied six points and Chang added two to push the visitors in front 33-30 at the 2:58 mark.
- After Hartman cut the margin to one, Chang finished inside and Landes followed with a layup and two free throws to make it 39-34.
- Clarke tallied the final bucket of the period to leave Dickinson ahead 39-36 entering the fourth.
Fourth Quarter
- Nlebemuo finished a pass from McGrath, before Chang turned her own steal into a layup to extend the advantage to 43-36 with 7:57 remaining.
- However, the Eagles held the Devils scoreless over the remainder of regulation as a Gerdich basket and Norton triple trimmed the lead to 43-41 with 2:24 left.
- Clarke then knocked down two free throws to tie the game at 43-43 with 1:22 remaining.
- Dickinson had several opportunities to grab the lead in the closing seconds, but could not convert.
- Cronley then blocked Lightner's attempt with one second left to send the game into overtime.
Overtime
- McGrath set up baskets for Cadwell and Landes on Dickinson's first two possessions to give the visitors a 47-43 edge just 18 seconds into the extra session.
- Sanabria answered with two free throws, but Cronley responded with a pair at the stripe and a layup, before Chang scored inside to stretch the margin to 53-45 with 1:48 left.
- Following a Sanabria layup, Cadwell finished in the paint to restore the eight-point cushion.
- The Red and White closed things out at the charity line as Cronley, Chang and McGrath combined for the final five points to secure the 60-47 victory.
Dickinson Top Performers
- Points – Chang (14), Cadwell and Nlebemuo (10), Landes (8)
- Rebounds – McGrath (8), Cadwell (7), Landes and Nlebemuo (6)
- Assists – Cadwell (4), McGrath (3)
- Steals – Nlebemuo (6), Cronley and Maina (3), Cadwell, Chang and Landes (2)
Opponent Top Performers
- Points – Clarke (10), Gerdich (9), Norton (8)
- Rebounds – Gerdich (12), Clarke (8), Lightner and Sanabria (5)
- Assists – Clarke (4), Hartman (2)
- Steals – Gerdich, Sanabria and Strunk (2)
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