WESTMINSTER, Md. - Led by 12 points from senior
Lil Overcash and 11 from freshman
Lauren Cavoli, the McDaniel College women's basketball team posted a 70-49 victory over Haverford Saturday on Rebecca L. Martin Court.
The Green Terror (15-6, 6-4 CC) remained unbeaten in nine home games this season, leading for all but 23 seconds in the first quarter.
Overcash finished with 12 points, four assists and three rebounds while Cavoli finshed one point shy of her career high. Nine of her points came from three-point range where she went 3-for-4.
Sophomore
Teya McConnaha had 10 points and for rebounds while junior
Elaina Beckett added eight points, a team-high six rebounds and four assists.
With the game tied at 4-4, McDaniel used an 8-0 run to take a 12-4 advantage with 4:13 remaining in the first quarter. The Fords (9-12, 3-8 CC) never got within five the rest of the way.
The Green Terror led by 36-20 at halftime after shooting 48.4 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes with five three-pointers, including three from Cavoli. They also scored 10 points off eight Haverford turnovers.
McDaniel stretched its lead to as many as 32 in the second half, scoring another 13 points off turnovers and getting 17 points off the bench.
A total of 12 players scored for the Green Terror, including sophomore
Ally Mathias who finished with a season-high seven. Junior
Emily Lockard added four fourth-quarter points.
With the win, McDaniel moved into fourth-place in the Centennial Conference standings with four games remaining, including three at home. The top six teams advance to the 2025 Centennial Conference Women's Basketball Championship.
The Green Terror will host first-place and 20th-ranked Johns Hopkins on Wednesday. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. The Blue Jays escaped with a 50-48 win in the first meeting between the two teams at Goldfarb Gym on Jan. 22.
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