February 12, 2009
Fords Overpower Shorewomen, 57-52
Sally O'Donnell Ties School Record With 7 Blocks

CHESTERTOWN, MD – Brittany Lattisaw netted a game-high 29 points, including her 1,000th career point, as visiting Haverford downed host Washington College, 57-52, on Thursday night in Centennial Conference women's basketball victory tonight at the Cain Athletic Center. The win spoiled a 21-point, seven block performance from Washington's freshman forward Sally O'Donnell (Cape May Court House, NJ/Wildwood Catholic), who tied the school record for rejections in a game. The Fords improve to 6-14 overall and 5-11 in the Centennial, while the Shorewomen fall to 10-12 and 5-10 respectively.

Lattisaw netted her milestone point on a jumper from the left baseline with 7:54 left in the game to tie the game at 41-41.

Sally O'Donnell's seven blocks ties her with Meghan Hartzell for tops all-time in a single contest. Hartzell achieved the feat against Haverford on January 25, 2003.

The Shorewomen led 48-43 with 5:07 left in the game following a layup by freshman guard Meghan Tait (Oxford, PA/Oxford Area) when Haverford began its closing 14-4 run. Lattisaw connected on a jumper to cut the lead to 48-45 with 4:10 remaining. Lattisaw then netted a pair of free throws to trim the deficit to one at 48-47 with 3:29 left. Following a Washington miss, the Fords took their first lead since 43-41 on a Lattisaw lay-in. The Shorewomen came right back and took a 50-49 lead when freshman forward Meghan Lepley (Baldwin, MD/Baltimore Lutheran) scored on a putback layup with 2:31 left. The Fords answered right back when Kathleen Abels drained a three-pointer to put Haverford up for good at 52-50 with 2:11 to go. Lattisaw would extend the lead to 55-50 when she scored on a layup, drew the foul and went to the charity stripe and hit her free throw to cap the traditional three-point play with 59 seconds to go. Junior forward Julie Sherwood (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) canned two free throws to make it 55-52 with 47 ticks to go, but Abels nailed a layup with 27 seconds left to make it 57-52 and provide the final margin.

The Fords jumped out to a quick 11-3 lead in the first half in the first 5:11 with Lattisaw capping it on a layup. The Shorewomen responded with six straight points to cut the lead to 11-9 with 13:24 to go in the opening half. After Haverford expanded the lead back to six at 17-11, Washington finally tied it at 20-20 with 1:41 left in the first half on a jumper by Tait. Haverford would take a 24-23 lead into intermission.

Sherwood gave Washington its first lead of the second half at 25-24 on a layup on the opening possession of the second half. The Fords answered with eight consecutive points to take a 32-25 lead, their biggest of the second stanza. Washington then hit Haverford with an 16-4 run to grab a 41-36 lead with 9:31 left on a trifecta from Sally O'Donnell. The Fords came right back with seven unanswered points to retake the lead at 43-41 on a Lattisaw layup with 7:21 left. The Shorewomen then scored seven straight points of their own to take a 48-43 lead with 5:07 remaining.

Lattisaw, who also tied for the Fords lead in blocks with three, now has 1,011 career points. Abels scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Cram also tallied seven boards, dished out a team-best four assists and tied Lattisaw for team-best by swatting away three shots. Natalie Richman led the guests in rebounds with eight

Sherwood led all players with 12 rebounds for the Shorewomen. Tait chipped in with 11 points and four assists for the hosts on the evening, while junior guard Jessica Jamrogowicz (Marlton, NJ/Bishop Eustace) handed out a game-best five assists.

Haverford shot 40% from the field in the game to Washington's 31%. The Fords held a 41-37 edge on the boards as each team corralled 17 offensive rebounds. Haverford outscored Washington in the paint by a 34-16 margin, while the Shorewomen tallied a 21-2 edge in bench points.

The Shorewomen are back in action Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. Centennial Conference game versus visiting McDaniel.

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