HAVERFORD, Pa. – Visiting Washington College outscored host Haverford 25-6 in the second to turn a 21-19 halftime deficit into a 44-27 win on Saturday afternoon at Gooding Arena in Centennial Conference women's basketball action.  The 27 points allowed is the fewest allowed by either side in the 59 all-time meetings and a season low allowed by WC.  The Shorewomen improved to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the Centennial, while the Fords are now 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Centennial respectively.

Washington College 44 Haverford 27

How It Happened
- The Fords jumped out to a 9-4 lead with 2:46 to go in the first quarter on a Shae Mercer three-pointer before the Shorewomen got the last four of the stanza to cut the lead to 9-8 after one with Peyton Berger canning a jumper with 54 seconds to go to cap the first quarter scoring.
- In the second quarter, Mercer gave Haverford a 21-17 edge with 1:13 to go on a pair from the foul line before Kaitlyn Boggs scored on a layup with 30 seconds to go to cut the lead to 21-19 at halftime. 
- Audrey Jakway gave the Fords a 25-23 lead on a lay-in with 2:22 to go in the third before the Shorewomen scored the last six points to lead 29-25 after three.  Berger's jumper in the paint with 40 seconds left in the quarter put the Shorewomen ahead for good at 27-25. 
- In the fourth quarter, Washington outscored Haverford 15-2 to win going away.  The Shorewomen scored the first 10 points of the fourth to lead 39-25 on two free throws by Kaleigh White with 4:40 left.  Abby Ryan had the lone points for the Fords in the fourth with 2:31 to go on a jumper.
- Following Jakway's basket to make it 25-23, WC outscored Haverford the rest of the contest, 21-2.

For The Shorewomen (6-3, 3-2 CC)
- Karry Kelliher (14 points and four steals), Emma Robinson (five assists), Boggs (eight rebounds and three blocks), Serena Pluta (eight rebounds)
- WC shot 35% from the floor (17-for-48), 0% from three-point range (0-for-2) and 77% (10-for-13) from the foul line in the game.
- The Shorewomen turned it over 26 times, while holding a 47-27 edge on the boards.
- WC outscored Haverford in points in the paint, 28-12, bench points, 14-7, and transition points, 6-2.

For Haverford (3-5, 1-4 CC)
- Mercer (nine points and three steals), Erin Albright (seven rebounds and three assists), Abby Ryan (two blocks)
- The Fords shot 22% from the floor (11-for-48), 7% from three-point land (1-for-15) and 36% from the foul stripe (4-for-11).
- Haverford had 22 turnovers in the game.
- The Fords outscored the Shorewomen in points off turnovers, 11-9, and second chance points, 8-7.

Notes
- Washington won for the first time at Haverford since a 55-49 win on December 1, 2011, a stretch of 10 games.
- The 27 points allowed is the fewest allowed by either side in the series.  The prior low was 28 by the Shorewomen on January 9, 2020.

Up Next
12/30 @ Ramapo – 1:00 p.m. (Non-Conference Game)
- The Shorewomen have won two of the three all-time meetings.