Erin Kile Tallies Double-Double in Victory

CHESTERTOWN, MD – Freshman center Erin Kile (Benton, PA/Benton) racked up her fifth double-double of the season with team-highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds as host Washington College topped visiting Haverford, 65-56, on Wednesday night in Centennial Conference women's basketball action at the Cain Athletic Center. The Shorewomen improve to 9-12 overall and 7-9 in the conference, while the Fords fall to 5-13 and 3-11 respectively.

Washington led 10-9 with 12:26 to go in the first half following a layup by Kile when the Fords netted a 15-2 run to grab a 24-12 lead, their biggest cushion of the night, with 6:57 to go in the opening stanza on a Liz Mayell jumper. During the run, Mayell scored the final six points of the spurt and Nina Voith added five points. Voith's three-pointer ignited the run to give the Fords the lead for the rest of the first half at 12-10 with 11:45 to go in the frame.

The Shorewomen responded with a 15-5 run of their own to close out the first half to cut the Haverford lead to 29-27 at intermission. The run began with a lay-in by sophomore guard Meghan Tait (Oxford, PA/Oxford) with 6:38 to go in the half and was capped on a pair of free throws by Kile with 11 ticks before halftime. Both Tait and Kile scored six points during the run.

In the second half, a transition trifecta by freshman guard Maggie King (Kensington, MD/Bethesda-Chevy Chase) snapped a 31-31 tie and put the Shorewomen up for good at 34-31 with 17:31 to go. The make sparked a 22-11 Washington run that put them up 53-42 with 8:11 to go when Tait hit a free throw to cap an old fashioned three-point play. The 11-point lead was WC's biggest of the evening. Seven of the 22 points during the run were of the fast-break variety, five by King and two by Tait. The Shorewomen took their first double-digit lead of the evening at 47-37 with 10:41 left on a three-pointer by senior guard Jane O'Donnell (Cape May Court House, NJ/Wildwood Catholic).

The Fords would cut it to six points on two occasions in the final 8:11, but would draw no closer. The second time Haverford got it to six points was with 2:37 left on a bucket by Voith to trim the WC lead to 55-49, but sophomore guard/forward Sally O'Donnell (Cape May Court House, NJ/Wildwood Catholic) canned a three on the next trip down with 2:11 left to extend the lead back to nine at 58-49. Washington hit five free throws and a jumper in the final 1:41 to ice the victory.

For Washington in addition to Kile's double-double, Tait netted 15 points and Sally O'Donnell added 14 points for the victors. Tait handed out a game-high seven assists, while senior guard Jessica Jamrogowicz (Marlton, NJ/Bishop Eustace) recorded three steals to lead the team. Washington outscored Haverford 25-17 in points off turnovers, 7-0 in fast-break points and 12-7 in bench points. The Shorewomen forced the Fords into 32 turnovers, while committing only 19.

Voith netted a double-double for Haverford, scoring a game-high 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Sara Cram led all players with 15 rebounds and Calla Miller totaled four steals to lead all players. The Fords outscored the Shorewomen by a 9-4 count in second chance points and held a 41-28 edge on the boards.

Washington shot 39% from the floor in the win, 42% from three-point range and 71% from the free throw line, while Haverford shot 44% from the floor, 50% from behind the arc and 55% from the charity stripe. Both teams had 20 points in the paint.

With the win, Washington leads the all-time series 24-10.

The Shorewomen are back in action next Wednesday with a 6:00 p.m. Centennial Conference game at Swarthmore as Washington looks to complete their first season sweep of the Garnet since 1998-99.