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Nichols tallies 13 in conference-opening win

Box Score

WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel built a 28-15 halftime lead en route to a 48-38 win over Dickinson in the Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball opener for both teams on Tuesday.

Lindsey Nichols (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) led the Green Terror (4-1, 1-0 CC) with 13 points while Jasmine Smith (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) added nine points and a career-high seven rebounds.

Sam Kennedy paced the Red Devils (3-2, 0-1 CC) with 13 points and three steals.

Tied at 11-all after the first quarter that featured five ties and four lead changes, Nichols hit a triple with 8:42 to play in the second period to put McDaniel in front for good.

The senior chipped in a layup 23 seconds later to push the lead to five.

A Karli Zeps (Reisterstown, Md./Seton Keough) layup pushed the lead to 13 with 2:09 to play before Mackenzie Skerritt answered with a fast-break layup at the other end.

Two Nichols free throws in the final 14 seconds of the half reestablished the 13-point advantage.

Trailing 38-23 after a Smith jumper, Skerritt beat the third-quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer from the left wing to close the deficit to 12 after 30 minutes.

Skerritt canned another 3-pointer with 6:04 to play in the fourth period to spark a 7-0 burst that closed the defcit to 42-36 with 3:46 showing.

However, a Nichols jumper and Smith steal-and-layup pushed the lead back tot double digits.

Zeps finished with eight points, seven rebounds and four steals.

Brittney Davis (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) chipped in seven points and three assists, becoming the third player in program history to dish out 300 helpers for her career.

Sarah Bach (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) led the way on the glass with nine boards.

McDaniel returns to action at Johns Hopkins on Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sarah Bach

#22 Sarah Bach

G
5' 9"
Junior
Brittney Davis

#12 Brittney Davis

G
5' 5"
Senior
Lindsey Nichols

#23 Lindsey Nichols

G
5' 10"
Senior
Jasmine Smith

#5 Jasmine Smith

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Karli Zeps

#35 Karli Zeps

F
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sarah Bach

#22 Sarah Bach

5' 9"
Junior
G
Brittney Davis

#12 Brittney Davis

5' 5"
Senior
G
Lindsey Nichols

#23 Lindsey Nichols

5' 10"
Senior
G
Jasmine Smith

#5 Jasmine Smith

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Karli Zeps

#35 Karli Zeps

5' 10"
Junior
F