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58
Winner Goldey-Beacom GBCW 7-7, 3-2 CACC
51
Concordia College (N.Y.) CND-NY-W 2-11, 0-4 CACC
Winner
Goldey-Beacom GBCW
7-7, 3-2 CACC
58
Final
51
Concordia College (N.Y.) CND-NY-W
2-11, 0-4 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCW 18 12 10 18 58
Concordia College (N.Y.) CND-NY-W 10 10 17 14 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Amanda McGrogan Keys Women’s Basketball to 58-51 Victory at Concordia



Junior Amanda McGrogan (Mount Laurel, NJ) scored nine of Goldey-Beacom's final 12 points in helping her unit hold off Concordia (NY) for a 58-51 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference win in Bronxville, NY.
 
The Lightning were down 48-46 with under five minutes left and desperately needing a big play.  Leave it to McGrogan, who has been making big plays all season and continued that by converting an old-fashioned three-point play with 4:24 remaining to make it 49-48.
 
After McGrogan's free throw with 3:56 to go, Cameron Corbett made a layup for the Clippers and a 50-50 tie.  But McGrogan was on the spot again, hitting a layup with 3:03 remaining for a 52-50 cushion.
 
Senior Tanner Turner-Rush (Harrisburg, PA) made a short jumper with 1:57 left for a 54-50 GBC lead before Sabrina Clement's free throw with 1:06 remaining brought Concordia within three.
 
The Clippers then got the ball back with under a minute to go still down 54-51 before the game's biggest defensive play. Clement was outside the key looking for options, but freshman Reetta Saaski (Espoo, Finland) made those options zero by stripping her to give the Lightning the ball.
 
McGrogan then hit two free throws with 56 seconds left for a 56-51 contest to all but ice things.  She also made one free throw with 5.9 seconds to play for the final, giving the Lightning four straight wins over the Clippers and seven in the last eight encounters.
 
McGrogan ended with 16 points, seven assists, six rebounds and shot 8-for-11 from the line.  She has averaged 16.3 points and 6.5 rebounds over her last six contests.
 
Sophomore Alanna Speaks (Dover, DE) poured in a game-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting with five rebounds and Turner-Rush scored nine points for the Lightning (7-7, 3-2 CACC), who shot 39 percent (19-of-49) from the floor.
 
GBC also forced 19 turnovers, making it 12 times this season it has induced at least 14.
 
Sara Hopkins netted 16 points and Corbett played great with 14, five rebounds and four steals for the Clippers (2-11, 0-4), who shot 32 percent (19-of-60) from the field.
 
Goldey-Beacom in the first half ended on a 12-2 run over the final 6:44, opening a 30-20 lead.  McGrogan led the way with five points.
 
The Lightning went into the locker room holding the Clippers to just 24 percent shooting (7-of-29) and forcing them into 10 turnovers.  Speaks scored 10 points in the half and McGrogan added seven.
 
Goldey-Beacom next Tuesday faces Holy Family at 5:30 pm in Philadelphia.  The men's game follows at 7:30 pm.
 
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