2012-13 News

Season
Royals Spoil Atkinson's Final Collegiate Game
Royals Spoil Atkinson's Final Collegiate Game

TOWSON, Md. — Before the game, Goucher honored its lone senior, Shante Atkinson (Millersville, Md./Old Mill), but once the game started, Scranton stole the show, beating the Gophers 67-35.

No. 12 Cardinals Strengthen Case for Top Seed
No. 12 Cardinals Strengthen Case for Top Seed

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Catholic controlled its own destiny coming into tonight and cruised to victory, setting up a winner-take-all battle on Saturday against Moravian for the Landmark's top spot.

17 Points From Diggs Not Enough for Gophers
17 Points From Diggs Not Enough for Gophers

MADISON, N.J. — Ebonie Diggs (Mt. Rainier, Md./Northwestern) scored 17 points off the bench, making seven of her 13 attempts from the field, but the Gophers fell at Drew 67-49.

Eagles Possess Enough Firepower to Upend Gophers, 62-45
Eagles Possess Enough Firepower to Upend Gophers, 62-45

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher held Kate McDonald and Jordan Speck, the two Juniata players who were each averaging more than 10 points per game, to seven points apiece. The Gophers also kept Speck and Natalie Glinsky, who are both among the Eagles' all-time leaders in 3-point field goals, in check, limiting the pair to a combined 1-for-8 performance on long-range attempts.

Gophers Use 9-0 Spurt to Overcome Mariners
Gophers Use 9-0 Spurt to Overcome Mariners

TOWSON, Md. — An eight-point Goucher halftime lead disappeared, but Goucher scored nine straight to retake the lead, holding on for a 60-55 conference victory.

Crusaders Open Up 18-Point Lead, Hang On This Time
Crusaders Open Up 18-Point Lead, Hang On This Time

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher knocked an 18-point deficit midway through the second half down to 53-49 with more than a minute left to play, but the Gophers came up empty on their final four possessions of the contest and wound up falling to Susquehanna, 55-49, tonight in a Landmark Conference game played in the Decker Sports & Recreation Center.

13 Players Score for No. 24 Greyhounds in Win
13 Players Score for No. 24 Greyhounds in Win

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Aided by a 42 to 15 edge in free throw attempts, Moravian stayed undefeated in conference play, topping Goucher 77-59.

No. 17 Cardinals Pin 56-38 Setback on Gophers
No. 17 Cardinals Pin 56-38 Setback on Gophers

TOWSON, Md. — Precious Kollock (Baltimore, Md./Patapsco) accounted for Goucher's first five points in this evening's Landmark Conference game against Catholic in the Decker Sports & Recreation Center. She nailed a 3-point attempt on the Gophers' first possession of the contest to give her team a 3-2 lead and later converted a layup to put head coach Didi Cotton's squad back on top, 5-4.

Hot Shooting Early Helps Rangers Get By Gophers
Hot Shooting Early Helps Rangers Get By Gophers

TOWSON, Md. — Drew hit on 52.0% of its field goal attempts in the first half, including half its three pointers, building an insurmountable early lead.

Eagles Hand Gophers Second Straight Landmark Defeat
Eagles Hand Gophers Second Straight Landmark Defeat

HUNTINGDON, Pa. — Juniata used a 14-0 run to pull away from Goucher on its way to a 71-33 conference victory.

Balanced Scoring Effort Helps Royals Dominate Gophers
Balanced Scoring Effort Helps Royals Dominate Gophers

SCRANTON, Pa. — Scranton received scoring contributions from 14 players and played stifling defense on its way to a 85-38 victory.

Gophers Rally From Down 18 to Complete Comeback
Gophers Rally From Down 18 to Complete Comeback

SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Susquehanna held the lead for all but the final :16 of the game, but a TaQuasia Lambert (Brooklyn, N.Y./Patapsco) game-winning three gave the Gophers their only lead of the game, earning a 52-51 win.

Late Surge Gives #21 Greyhounds Conference Victory
Late Surge Gives #21 Greyhounds Conference Victory

TOWSON, Md. — In a game that featured nine ties and eight lead changes, nationally-ranked Moravian closed well to earn a hard-fought win.

Lions Torch Gophers Early, Cruise to Non-Conference Victory
Lions Torch Gophers Early, Cruise to Non-Conference Victory

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Before Goucher could even blink, Penn St. Harrisburg held a 14-0 lead, never trailing on its way to a 59-47 victory.

Butler Claims Weekly Honor From Landmark Conference
Butler Claims Weekly Honor From Landmark Conference

TOWSON, Md. — Latifah Butler (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis), who scored 56 points in the two games Goucher played at the 2012 Las Vegas Hoopla, today was named Women's Basketball Player of the Week in the Landmark Conference for Dec. 17-30.

Bench Delivers 77 Points as Cardinals Top Gophers
Bench Delivers 77 Points as Cardinals Top Gophers

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Goucher’s five starters outscored their counterparts from North Central, 68-27, but nine players came off the bench to supply the Cardinals with 77 additional points in a 104-90 victory over the Gophers today at the 2012 Vegas Hoopla.