WESTMINSTER, Md. - A total of 12 players scored at least four points as the McDaniel College women's basketball team opened the season with a convincing 80-49 victory over Wilson Friday night in the Rebecca Martin Memorial Tip-Off Tournament.
The Green Terror (1-0) are now 6-1 in season openers under head coach
Christin Gowan, advancing to the championship game of the Rebecca Martin Memorial Tip-Off Tournament in each of the event's six seasons.
First-year
Grace Hempsell totaled 11 points and seven rebounds in her collegiate debut while senior
Raegan Lenz finished with eight points, nine rebounds and four assists. Senior
Teya McConnaha added nine points and nine rebounds, including six offensive boards and senior
Jess Pronchick converted six of eight free throws and grabbed four rebounds.
McDaniel got 48 points from its bench and recorded 23 assists on 28 made field goals while holding a 57-31 rebounding advantage, including 23 offensive boards which led to 23 second-chance points.
The Green Terror used a 16-0 run spanning the first and second quarters to take a 34-11 lead with 6:26 remaining in the second. A jumper by sophomore
Riley Waite and three-pointer by first-year
Lucy Soden increased the lead to 39-14. Stigler added a three-pointer at the buzzer and McDaniel led 46-18 at halftime.
Wilson (0-1) scored the first five points of the third quarter and cut the score to 48-28 before the Green Terror put together a 10-0 run. Junior
Kate Roberts added a three-pointer with 1:54 left and Lenz made two late free throws as McDaniel led 63-33 after three.
Stigler hit another three-pointer and Hempsell followed her own miss with a layup as the Green Terror led 70-35 with 8:06 to play in the fourth quarter.
McDaniel will host Catholic in the championship game on Saturday at 4 p.m. after the Cardinals defeated Union in Friday's second game, 93-52. It will mark the eighth meeting between the two and first since Nov. 13, 2021 when the two teams also met in the championship game of the Rebecca Martin Memorial Tip-Off Tournament. Catholic won a low-scoring affair, 45-43.
The consolation game between Wilson and Union will take place at 2 p.m.
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