By Ethan Hickson
Despite a 4th quarter rally, the Chestnut Hill Women’s Basketball team fell short 55–53 on a last second field goal to Goldey-Beacom College on Tuesday night in Sorgenti Arena.
The Griffins fall to a 10–4 record in conference play and 16–8 overall. The Lighting improved to a 5–9 in conference record and 6–20 overall.
Bridie Mccan led all scorers with 20 points, including three much needed 3-pointers in the fourth. Kaitlyn Carter provided a strong defensive performance with four blocks, and two steals, and Emily Sekerak added 10 points on an efficient 71% from the field.
Chestnut Hill led at half, but a slow offensive start in the second caused them to fall behind, and despite a strong 4th quarter performance the Griffins ultimately fell short on a last second layup by Goldey-Beacom’s Julie McCarron, leaving 0.9 left on the clock.
A defensive battle, both teams shot under 40%, and combined for 33 turnovers. The Griffins defensive presence was evident as they led in all defensive categories. Forcing 20 turnovers and 7 blocks, including 19 points off turnovers and 9 second chance points, but despite these defensive efforts the Lighting was able to hold the Griffins to 31% from the field, and shot a perfect 100% from the free throw line, which was superior to the Griffins 62.5% shooting from the charity stripe.
“We picked up our energy a lot, and I felt like that was noticeable on the court as well, we just have to capitalize on our other quarters.” Said Griffins guard Bridie Mcann following the Griffins 4th quarter push led by McCan’s 3–3 shooting from behind the arch, and 8–15 shooting from the field as a team “Our defense wasn’t an issue tonight, it was finishing as a whole, we missed a lot of layups which could’ve changed the game around as a whole.” Said Mcann in preparation for the Griffins next game.
The Griffins’ next game is their final home game against Holy Family University on Saturday February 24th. The winner of this game will secure a home playoff spot for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference playoffs.
