BALTIMORE, Md. – Visiting Washington College scored the game's final four points in the last 16 including the winning layup by sophomore guard
Riley Watson (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) to beat the buzzer to complete a comeback from as many as 12 down in the third quarter to edge host Notre Dame (Md.), 66-64, on Tuesday night at MBK Athletic Center in a non-conference women's basketball game. The Shorewomen improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Gators slip to 0-2.
Washington College 66 Notre Dame (Md.) 64
How It Happened
- In the first quarter, neither team had more than a three-point which Washington held after the first basket of the game on a three by
Sarah Oleary. Notre Dame would convert the last bucket of the opening stanza on a layup with 24 seconds to go to lead 17-15 after one.
- The Gators opened the second quarter with eight of the first 10 points to lead 25-18 with 7:19 remaining on a jumper. The home side would take a 10-point lead into halftime at 38-28.
- Washington would trim the Notre Dame lead to three, 50-47, with 2:19 left in the third on a
Miley Alguire layup and would trail by six after three at 57-51.
- In the fourth quarter, the Shorewomen drew even at 62-62 on an Alguire free throw with 1:16 to go.
- Notre Dame would respond with a layup to lead 64-62 with 46 seconds left and would then force a miss by WC with 34 seconds to go.
- On the ensuing possession,
Paige Lee stole the ball and
Kisa Lilly would tie it at 64-64 on a transition layup with 16 ticks remaining
- The Gators would miss a jumper with six seconds to go and Alguire would find Watson for the winning lay-in just before the buzzer sounded to complete the comeback victory. It was the first time Washington led since late in the first quarter. The Shorewomen held a 15-7 advantage in the final 10 minutes.
For The Shorewomen (2-0)
- Alguire (game-high 25 points and seven rebounds), Lilly (16 points and three steals),
Aleasa Heath (10 points), Watson (seven rebounds and seven assists)
- WC shot 44% from the floor (27-for-64), 33% from three-point range (3-for-9) and 47% (7-for-15) from the foul line in the game.
- Washington was outrebounded 43-39, while turning it over 12 times.
- The Shorewomen outscored the Gators in points in the paint (44-34), transition points (8-4) and bench points (15-6).
Notes
- The Shorewomen have won 13 straight in the series dating back to December 3, 1998.
Up Next
The Shorewomen will be back on the road on Saturday, November 14, with a 5:00 p.m. game at Elizabethtown in a non-conference game.
