December 5, 2006
Scattergood Leads Haverford Past Washington College;
Fords Set Program Blocks Record in 63-59 Overtime Win
HAVERFORD, PA - Senior guard Abby Scattergood scored a game and season-high
25 points and pulled down a season-best ten rebounds to lead host
Haverford College past Washington College in overtime, 63-59, in Centennial
Conference women's basketball action Tuesday evening. The Fords set
a new program record for blocks in a game, swatting away 12 shots
in the victory.
Haverford jumped out to an early 16-8 lead over the opening 5:28 of
the game after a three-point basket by sophomore guard Lindsay Festa.
The Fords were able to extend their lead to as much as 13 points in
the first half, and went into the locker room with a 29-18 advantage
at the half. Haverford was able to get up by as many as 14 points
early in the seconds half, but quickly saw its lead dwindle to five
points after a 9-0 run by the Shorewomen. Washington came all the
way back to tie the contest with 6:36 remaining in regulation after
junior guard Elise Conway made a lay up. Both teams battled to a 47-47
score at the end of regulation.
The Fords started overtime on a 9-0 run over the first 2:23 of the
five minute period. Washington once again came back to within two
points at 57-55 with 48 seconds left in overtime. Over the final 48
seconds, sophomore forward Brittany Lattisaw, freshman forward Sara
Cram and Scattergood combined to go six-for-eight from the charity
stripe to help the Fords take the game from the Shorewomen, 63-59.
Lattisaw scored 17 points, pulled down seven rebounds and had five
blocks in the win for Haverford, while senior forward Kate Wettstein
also recorded season-bests with ten rebounds and five blocks. Tonight's
game was the fourth time Wettstein has collected five blocks in a
game in her career, while Lattisaw reached five blocks in a game for
the second time in her career.
The Fords bested their previous program record of 11 blocked shots
in a game, which happened against Cedar Crest on November 17, 1989
and on February 8, 2005 against Washington College.
Conway led Washington with a game-high 22 rebounds along with nine
points. Sophomore Brianne Slizofski recorded a double-double for the
Shorewomen, totaling 20 points and ten rebounds, while freshman Jane
O'Donnell chipped in with 13 points in the losing effort.
Haverford will host Centennial foe Gettysburg on Saturday at 2:00
p.m.
