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Goldey-Beacom GBCW 12-15, 8-10 CACC
75
Winner Georgian Court GCUW 12-14, 12-6 CACC
Goldey-Beacom GBCW
12-15, 8-10 CACC
74
Final
75
Georgian Court GCUW
12-14, 12-6 CACC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Goldey-Beacom GBCW 20 18 20 16 74
Georgian Court GCUW 23 23 24 5 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball Dealt Gutwrenching 75-74 Loss at Georgian Court



In a stunning comeback that turned into a painful setback, Goldey-Beacom nearly pulled off a miracle but was handed a 75-74 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference loss by Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ.
 
The Lightning faced a 70-58 deficit entering the fourth quarter before finding another gear.  The visitors shockingly netted the first 12 points of the period to draw level, 70-70, with 4:15 left and were in total control.  Sophomore Alanna Speaks (Dover, DE) netted six points in that time and junior Amanda McGrogan (Mount Laurel, NJ) added five for GBC, which forced Georgian Court into five turnovers during that span.
 
Nearly two minutes of scoreless basketball went by before Jada Atchison finally broke the ice for the Lions in the period.  She had an open look at a 3-pointer and canned it with 2:25 remaining, giving her squad a 73-70 advantage.
 
Speaks was fouled driving to the goal and she sank two free throws with 2:09 to go, bringing the Lightning within 73-72.  Atchison missed a 3-pointer on the other end and Goldey-Beacom got the ball back.
 
GBC worked the ball around looking for its first lead of the game, but freshman Vera Lauhaluoma (Espoo, Finland) missed a 3-pointer from the left corner.  However, Speaks grabbed a huge offensive rebound and the Lightning had another chance.  This time it was McGrogan, who was hacked as she was going to the basket.
 
McGrogan canned both free throws and the Lightning had a 74-73 lead with 1:20 to go.
 
Then the Lions had several cracks of their own to regain the advantage.  Carna Prokic missed a jumper and the home side got it back thanks to a loose-ball foul.  Atchison then took her turn, but her shot in close was swatted away by Lauhaluoma.  Georgian Court got the ball back with the shot clock running down, but Ivona Krakic's forced shot missed everything and resulted in a 30-second violation.
 
Goldey-Beacom now had the ball with 25 seconds left and the shot clock off.  A bad pass resulted in a wild scramble that saw Speaks open underneath the goal.  But she missed a layup and Leighanna Lister hauled in the rebound.  The Lions rushed it down the court and Atchison was fouled 10 feet from the basket with 6.8 seconds left.
 
She canned both free throws to give her side a 75-74 advantage.
 
The crazy turn of events now saw the Lightning get the ball and they had a chance in close, but freshman Alexis Harrison (Millville, NJ) had her layup attempt blocked by Krakic and Nerea Brajac got the rebound.
 
Brajac could not ice it as she missed both free throws with four seconds left, but neither team could corral the rebound before time expired.
 
Amidst all of that insanity, McGrogan equaled her career high with 28 points to go with shooting 12-for-14 from the line.  Freshman Sarah Round (Northampton, England) scored 17 points, Speaks netted 16 and senior Tanner Turner-Rush (Harrisburg, PA) added seven.  Turner-Rush now is 10th in school history with 911 career points.
 
Destiny Thompson poured in 19 points, Krakic had 15 and 12 rebounds, Atchison netted 16 points and Prokic added 12 for the Lions (12-14, 12-6 CACC), who won despite shooting just seven percent (1-of-13) from the field in the fourth quarter with five points.
 
It all comes down to the final game of the regular season as Goldey-Beacom (12-15, 8-10) faces Wilmington (8-10) with the winner going to the CACC Tournament as the fourth seed from the South Division and the loser eliminated.  Game time Saturday at the Jones Center is 1:00 pm.
 
The winner gets North Division champion Dominican (NY) in the quarterfinals next Tuesday in Orangeburg, NY.
 
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