WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel put together a 20-1 run that started late in the third quarter, rallying to defeat Ursinus 71-62 in Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball action on Saturday.

Halle Burgess (Ashton, Md./Good Counsel) went 6-for-7 off the bench for the Green Terror (17-4, 12-2 CC), contributing 15 points that included banking in a 3-pointer as the third period expired. Lindsey Nichols (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) led four players in double figures with 21 points. Brittney Davis (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) added 14 points, seven assists and a career-high-tying eight rebounds while Sarah Bach (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) chipped in 12 points.

Jessica Porada led the Bears (9-11, 8-6 CC) with 21 points and eight rebounds while Alyssa Polimeni chipped in 14 points and nine assists.

Trailing 46-37, Nichols hit a layup in the final minute of the third quarter before Burgess made it a four-point game at the break.

After a technical foul on the first possession of the second half, Polimeni hit the second of two free throws.

Another Burgess triple sparked a 15-0 run that gave the Green Terror a double-digit lead after trailing by as many as 12 in the second half.

Porada snapped a nearly six-minute drought from the floor, hitting a layup with 5:16 to play to cut the deficit to 57-49.

A Nichols second-chance 3-pointer and one Jasmine Smith (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) free throw extended the lead to 12 with 3:52 remaining.

A 6-2 Ursinus burst trimmed the deficit to seven but the Bears could get no closer.

Baskets from Porada and Polimeni staked Ursinus to an early 4-0 lead before Nichols got McDaniel on the board with 8:22 on the first-quarter clock.

A Bach jumper and Davis layup gave McDaniel a 13-10 lead before Elana Roadcloud scored in the final minute to make it a one-point game after the first period.

Allie Cook drained a 3-pointer on the first possession of the second period before Bach responded with a jumper to tie the game at 15-all.

A Polimeni layup with 8:07 showing sparked a 13-2 run that made it a double-digit lead just 4:10 later.

Two Burgess layups around a Rachel Guy layup made it a 30-21 margin at the intermission.

McDaniel returns to action at home against Johns Hopkins on Wednesday. Game time is 6 p.m.

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