Highlights

Carlisle, PA - The No. 5 seeded Washington College Shorewomen advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 Centennial Conference Women's Basketball Tournament after defeating No. 4 Dickinson, 47-39, on Tuesday evening at Kline Athletic Center. The win is just the second for the program in conference tournament play and their first since the 1994-95 campaign. The Maroon & White earned a road date with top-seeded Gettysburg on Friday evening. Washington improved to 17-9 and have set a new program-record for victories in a single-season.

How It Happened
- The first half featured four lead changes and was tight from start to finish.
- Junior guard Joy Sanders provided the Shorewomen with the largest lead for either team in the stanza, converting a driving layup to make it 8-4 at the 3:30 mark of the opening quarter.
- The Red Devils, however, scored the next five points to grab a 9-8 edge with 9:32 left in the second quarter. 
- Senior guard Crystal Jones put a stop to the spurt with a triple from the top of the circle with 9:05 left, providing the Shorewomen with an 11-9 advantage.
- Guard Mia Kolb then matched Jones with a trifecta of her own from the right-wing to re-store the lead for the hosts, 12-11 with 8:49 left. However, Jones was not to be outdone as she dialed up another long-distance field goal from the right-wing to make it 14-12 at the 8:02 mark.
- Both teams converted just one field goal apiece for the remainder of the half and Washington held a slim 16-15 edge at the break.
- Dickinson opened the third quarter with an inside bucket by guard Gina Neigel, which gave the Red Devils their final lead of the contest at the 9:50 mark.
- Junior forward Lizzie Hudock responded with consecutive baskets, a layup in the halfcourt as well as a transition deuce to put her team on top for good at 20-17.
- The hosts were within 20-19 after forward Kate Montgomery scored inside with 7:21 left, but the visitors went on a 6-2 run to claim the largest lead of the game to that point with 3:11 left in the third quarter.  The Shorewomen converted 4-of-6 from the foul line and Sanders added a jumper during the stretch.
- Washington still led 30-25 after senior guard Madeline Williams finished a layup after she drove down the right-side of the lane with just eight ticks left in the third quarter.
-Dickinson made one last push as Montgomery completed a baseline drive and Kolb sank a pair of free throws to bring the Red Devils within 30-29 with 8:44 left in the contest.
- Freshman forward Kiersten Rose converted a driving layup and Sanders hit 1-of-2 from the charity-stripe to give the Shorewomen some breathing room at 33-29 with 7:12 on the clock.
- Guard Caitlin Blackman finished a backdoor layup to inch the hosts closer at 33-31 with 6:29 left, however that was as close as they could get.
- The Shorewomen ripped off six straight points and kept Dickinson off the scoreboard for over five minutes to take a commanding 39-31 lead with 4:16 left. Junior guard Andrea Prestianne ignited the burst with a layup and then drained a jumper from the top of the circle. Williams finished things off as she posted up her defender on the block and then banked in a short jumper.
- Dickinson still had a glimmer of hope after Kremp scored inside to make it 41-36 with 45 seconds left, but Prestianne went over the top of the press and found Sanders all alone for an easy layup. Prestianne then iced the contest with a pair of free throws to make it 45-36 with just 28 ticks left.

For the Shorewomen
- Prestianne led the way with 11 points but had several big buckets in the second-half.
- Williams was also in double-digits with 10 points and added 5 boards.
- Hudock grabbed 10 rebounds and added 6 points while Rose came down with a game-high 11 caroms.

For the Red Devils
- Montgomery was the only player in double-figures with 10 points and she added 8 boards.
- Kolb scored 6 points and also added 8 rebounds.

 Notes
- The Shorewomen held Dickinson to just 22.2 percent shooting (14-for-63) and they were just 2-for-20 (10 percent) from long-range, while making 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) from the line.
- Washington shot 33.3 percent (17-for-51), were 3-of-10 from deep, and made 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) from the line.
- Washington outrebounded the hosts by a 46-40 margin.
- This was the first tournament win since 1994-95 when they bested Muhlenberg, 93-84. Friday will mark their second semifinal appearance (1998-99, lost to Johns Hopkins) as only four teams qualified for the event that season.
- Tonight's game marked the first time in Centennial Conference Tournament history that two black head coaches faced each other. (Alisha Mosley of WC and Aby Diop of Dickinson)

Up Next
The Shorewomen will travel to Gettysburg on Friday evening as they seek their first-ever appearance in the Centennial Conference final.