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61
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCW 2-5
59
Shippensburg SHIP-W 1-6
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCW
2-5
61
Final
59
Shippensburg SHIP-W
1-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCW 21 9 9 22 61
Shippensburg SHIP-W 10 9 15 25 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Turner-Rush Saves the Day for Women’s Basketball in Victory at Shippensburg



Junior Tanner Turner-Rush (Harrisburg, PA) drilled three free throws with one tenth of a second left, helping Goldey-Beacom overcome a furious rally from Shippensburg and notch a 61-59 victory in Shippensburg, PA.
 
Goldey-Beacom in the first quarter raced to a 21-10 lead by shooting 53 percent (9-of-17) from the floor and limiting Shippensburg to a mere 27 percent (4-of-15).  Senior Margherita Giubilei (Cesena, Italy) had six points and four rebounds in the period with sophomore Amanda McGrogan (Mount Laurel, NJ) also scoring six points for the Lightning, who recorded a 14-5 rebound edge in that span.
 
Shippensburg fought its way back at the end of the third quarter from a 17-point deficit, closing the period on a 15-3 run to move within 39-34.  Ariel Jones scored 10 points in the spurt.
 
The Lightning got things organized early in the fourth quarter, using an 8-2 spurt to regain momentum for a 49-39 lead with 7:05 remaining.  Giubilei and freshman Alanna Speaks (Wilmington, DE) each hit a 3-pointer in that span.
 
The Raiders then found themselves in a 55-44 hole with 4:12 before scoring the next nine points for a two-point deficit with 2:12 to play.  Jones continued her impeccable play with seven points in that span.
 
The margin remained the same at 58-56 and Shippensburg got a fortunate bounce off McGrogan's missed free throw that went out of bounds and was given to the home side.  The Raiders had no timeouts and worked the ball on the right wing to Gabriela Blackburn, who canned a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left for her side's first lead since 5-4.
 
GBC called timeout to move the ball ahead to quarter court and looked for the win.  Turner-Rush got the ball off a screen and was hacked as she was attempting a 3-pointer, sending her to the line.  She calmly knocked down all three attempts to help the Lightning move to 3-0 in the series.
 
Senior Britani Bryson (Hampton, VA) went on a tear with 16 points and 18 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and 35th career.  McGrogan netted 13 points and Giubilei added 11 for the Lightning (2-5).
 
Jones was not to blame for the loss, scoring 29 points on 11-of-23 shooting over just 28 minutes.  But the Raiders (1-6) were held to just 38 percent shooting (22-of-58) and were 1-of-12 from 3-point range.
 
Goldey-Beacom is home Thursday against Bowie State for a 6:00 pm contest.
 
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