Box Score
Site: Joseph West Jones College Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Final Score: #18 Shaw 82, Goldey-Beacom 69
Records: Goldey-Beacom (8-7), #18 Shaw (6-1)
Next GBC Event: Saturday, Jan. 5 at Bloomfield | 1 p.m. | Deacons Den (Bloomfield, N.J.)
Goldey-Beacom vs. Shaw Box Score: HTML
WILMINGTON, Del. – Senior forward
Taylor Dalrymple (Atlanta, Ga.) scored a game-high 23 points and added nine rebounds to lead 18th-ranked Shaw University (6-1) to its fifth win in a row, an 82-69 non-conference victory over Goldey-Beacom College (8-7) at the Lightning's Joseph West Jones College Center on Friday afternoon.
Dalrymple, who posted her second 20-point effort in the last three games, scored 13 of her 23 points in the first half as the Lady Bears jumped out to a 40-28 lead en route to the victory.
Led by seven points from junior center
Crystal Gordon (Kingston, Jamaica), the Lady Bears sprinted to a 9-4 lead in the opening 3:10 of the first half. But, the Lightning answered by scoring 12 of the next 17 points, including a pair of three-point field goals from senior guard
Jacinda Jones (Concord H.S./Claymont, Del.), to take a 16-14 lead with 12:55 left in the period.
Junior center
Crystal Harris (Jersey City, N.J.) ignited an 8-1 spurt for the Lady Bears by scoring five consecutive points, giving Shaw a 22-17 edge with 7:24 left in the opening stanza.
The Lightning narrowed the gap to 24-23 on a pair of free throws by senior forward
Irene Hudson (Corcoran H.S./Syracuse, N.Y.) with 5:50 remaining in the first half, but the Lady Bears ended the period by going on a 16-5 run to take a 12-point advantage into the intermission.
Led by a pair of field goals from Hudson, the Lightning opened the second half by scoring seven points in a row to trim the deficit to 40-35 with 15:56 remaining. But, the Lady Bears answered by scoring 15 of the next 21 points to take a 50-41 advantage on a three-point field goal by sophomore guard
Whitney King (Pocomoke, Md.) with 13:13 left in the second half.
After senior guard
Devonne Richardson (Milford Mill Academy/Baltimore, Md.) narrowed the margin to 50-42 on a free throw with 12:53 remaining, the Lady Bears used a 9-1 surge to expand their cushion to 59-43 with 10:39 left.
From there, Shaw never trailed by fewer than 10 points en route to earning the victory.
In leading Shaw to the victory, Dalrymple made 8 of 15 shots from the floor in addition to making 5 of 6 free throw attempts. Meanwhile, Gordon contributed a game-high 12 rebounds with nine points while junior forward
Adana David (Brooklyn, N.Y.) came off the bench to score 14 points with eight rebounds.
Jones led Goldey-Beacom in a losing effort by scoring 18 points with a season-high eight rebounds. She made four of eight field goal attempts in addition to six of seven free throw attempts. Hudson added 13 points with five rebounds while senior guard
Ashley Rosario (Harry S. Truman H.S./Levittown, Pa.) came off the bench to score 14 points.
The Lightning, who had a three-game home win streak snapped, will resume their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference schedule on Saturday, Jan. 5 when they travel to Bloomfield College for a 1 p.m. game against the Deacons. Meanwhile, the Lady Bears will travel to the University of the District of Columbia Holiday Classic for a pair of games this weekend.
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