THE FACTS
McDaniel (5-14, 3-11 CC) 57, Ursinus (2-15, 2-10 CC) 46
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball game
When: Monday, Jan. 31
Where: Westminster, Md.

THE SKINNY
McDaniel used a late 8-0 run to secure a 57-46 win over Ursinus.

THE LEADERS
• Meggie Burgess (Olney, Md./Good Counsel) led the Green Terror with her second straight double-double, recording 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Mallory Conroy (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge) scored a team-best 16 points to go with four steals.
• Katie Klein (Port Charlotte, Fla./Imagine School at North Port) chipped in 15 points.

FOR THE FOES
• Chinwe Irondi led the Bears with a double-double of her own, scoring 20 points to go with 13 rebounds.
• Natalie Mehl finished with a double-double as well with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• In a slow start to the game, McDaniel held a 2-1 lead before a Katie Klein layup off a Josey Klingenberg (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) steal-and-dish opened up a three-point lead with 4:59 to play. After Natalie Mehl and Klein traded triples, Sarah DiLello hit a layup and Katie McCusker drained two free throws for an 8-7 edge with 1:44 to play. Meggie Burgess hit a layup at the other end for a 9-8 lead after one quarter.
• The second quarter featured three ties and six lead changes but it was a single Liliana Overcash (Bend, Ore./Mountain View) free throw that gave McDaniel a 19-18 edge at the break.
• McDaniel built a five-point lead in the opening two minutes of the third quarter before Ursinus eventually rallied with five straight of their own to tie the game at 27-all with 3:42 to play. After Burgess hit one of two free throws, Maria D'Auleio drained two free throws to give the visitors a one-point lead with 2:28 remaining. Back-to-back Burgess jumpers gave the Green Terror a 32-29 lead. The Bears retied the game before two Klein free throws with five ticks remaining gave the hosts a two-point edge entering the final period.
• Klein extended her personal run to six straight for a 38-32 lead 14 seconds into the fourth quarter. McDaniel stretched the advantage to 45-36 with 6:01 to play before Ursinus closed the margin to four with 3:40 on the clock on a Chinwe Irondi three-point play. Burgess, however, responded with a midrange jumper to spark the game-clinching 8-0 run that put the hosts in front 57-44 with 1:13 to play. Two Kelly Grant free throws in the final 27 seconds set the final margin.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Josey Klingenberg handed out eight assists and nabbed four steals.

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