COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Host Ursinus scored the game's last eight points to turn a 53-51 deficit into a 59-53 win over visiting Washington College on Tuesday evening at Helfferich Hall in Centennial Conference women's basketball action.  The Bears are now 8-5 overall and 4-4 in the Centennial, while Shorewomen are now 7-5 overall and 4-3 respectively.

Ursinus 59 Washington College 53

How It Happened
- The Bears scored jumped out to a 12-4 lead with 5:02 left in the first quarter on a Madison Smith layup.
- Washington would respond with the next nine points to take a 13-12 lead with 2:14 to go on a Kaitlyn Boggs layup.
- Tied at 15-15, Natalie Mehl beat the buzzer to end the first to give Ursinus an 18-15 lead after one.
- In the second quarter, a Boggs free throw gave the Shorewomen a 28-24 lead with 3:22 to go before the Bears hit the Shorewomen with an 11-3 run to end the second to take a 35-31 lead into halftime.  Charlotte DiLello hit two from the foul line to make it 33-31 with 46 seconds to go and netted a layup with 24 ticks remaining to cap the first half scoring. 
- Kiersten Rose converted a layup to cut the Ursinus lead to 40-39 with 11 seconds to go after getting the offensive rebound.  After Ursinus turned it over, Washington turned it over and Ava Possenti got the ball and drained a three-pointer to beat the buzzer to give Ursinus a 43-39 lead heading into the fourth.
- The Shorewomen opened the fourth on a 11-4 run to take a 50-47 lead with 4:49 to go on a Karry Kelliher layup. 
- Trailing 53-51, Smith netted a free throw to start the game-closing 8-0 run to trim the lead to 53-52 with 2:42 to go. 
- After a WC miss, Mehl would give the Bears the lead for good, 54-53, with 2:07 remaining on a layup.
- Chinwe Irondi converted a lay-in with 1:26 left to give the Bears a 56-53 advantage.
- Ursinus would make three free throws in four tries the rest of the way to cap the scoring.

For The Shorewomen (7-5, 4-3 CC)
- Boggs (12 points, nine rebounds, four steals and two blocks), Abby Meredith (11 points and three steals), Kelliher (three assists)
- WC shot 41% from the floor (22-for-54), 17% from three-point range (1-for-6) and 50% (8-for-16) from the foul line in the game.
- The Shorewomen turned it over 19 times, while winning the rebounding battle, 36-29.
- WC outscored Ursinus in points off turnovers, 18-17, and second chance points, 16-5.

For Ursinus (8-5, 4-4 CC)
- Iwondi (game-highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds), Smith (11 points,) Charlotte DiLello (11 points), Alison Lisanti (four assists), Possenti (contest-best five steals)
- The Bears shot 40% from the floor (20-for-54), 18% from three-point land (3-for-17) and 84% from the foul stripe (16-for-19).
- Ursinus had 16 turnovers in the game and scored 10 of the game's 13 transition points.  The hosts had a 26-13 cushion in bench points.

Notes
- Both teams scored 28 points in the paint in the game.
- Prior to tonight, Washington had won five straight over Ursinus, its longest winning streak in the series.

Up Next
1/13 @ Dickinson – 2:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)
- Dickinson won both regular season meetings, but Washington the Centennial Conference Tournament matchup in overtime, 56-48.