On Thursday, January 22, the Washington College women's basketball team was handed its third straight loss by Conference opponent Western Maryland, a 67-55 drubbing that was riddled with poor shooting and many turnovers. Washington's record dropped to 9-5 overall, 2-4 in the Conference, while Western Maryland's record improved to 9-5, 5-2. Though both team shot poorly, the difference in the contest was turnovers, as the Shorewomen had 29 to the Green Terrors' 16.
Sophomore guard Maggy Kilroy played an impressive game for Washington, scoring a game-high 18 points. Senior forward Megan Miller had 10 points. Three players tied for the team high in rebounds with seven- senior forward Kristen Snell, junior guard Diane Zeng, and freshman center Katie Bierzonski. Two players, Katie Haley and Kathi Snyder, led the charge for the Green Terror with 16 points apiece. Haley led all players with 11 rebounds, and Snyder had 4 steals.
On January 20, the Shorewomen traveled to Haverford and came away with a 54-49 loss. The Haverford squad's record improved to 6-9, 1-5, and through the win handed Washington their first road loss of the season. Washington was plagued by an off-night shooting, going only 19-for-70 on field goals (27.1%). Haverford was only slightly better, achieving 21-for-61 (34.4%) on the evening.
Bierzonski and Miller led the Shorewomen with a double-double each. Bierzonski had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Miller had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Haverford was directed by Sarah Hanck, with 13 points and 6 rebounds, Leigh Leonard, with 11 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds, and Karen Carmody, who had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
On January 18, the Shorewomen were faced with the daunting task of going against Muhlenberg, this year's favorite to win the Centennial Conference. The Shorewomen came close, but were unable to pull out the victory, and the Mules escaped with a 56-54 victory. Muhlenberg's record improved to 7-6, 3-1, and also stopped the Shorewomen's winning streak at six games. though the Shorewomen had a great all-around effort, their undoing was at the free throw -in, where they shot only 5-13.
Kilroy led the Shorewomen with 13 points and five assists. Snell also chipped in with 12 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Miller recorded 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, while junior guard Diane Zeng and freshman guard Kerry Lomax scored 7 each. Muhlenberg's Amanda Waterbury led all scorers with 17 points. Sarah Clake scored 10 points, had and 3 assists and 3 steals for the visitors, while Drennan scored 10 and pulled down 6 rebounds. The win moved Muhlenberg into sole possession of first place in the Centennial Conference.
On January 16, the Shorewomen scored a win over Wesley 60-43. The win gave the Shorewomen their best overall start in the short five-year history of the program at 9-2. The Shorewomen used stellar free throw shooting to ice the contest, going 20-for-27 at the free throw line.
The Washington frontcourt led the way scoring. Miller had 11 points and 9 rebounds, while Snell and Bierzonski had 10 points each, with Snell grabbing nine rebounds. Wesley was led by Nicky Benton and Michelle Vincent, who had 11 and 10 points, respectively. Both had 9 rebounds as well.
Congratulations to Snell, who was chosen to the Centennial Conference Honor Roll for the week of January 19.
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