Skid Reaches 10 Games with Second Loss to Scranton

Skid Reaches 10 Games with Second Loss to Scranton

Smith Records 16, Points, 11 Rebounds for 11th Double-Double

February 15, 2009

SCRANTON, Pa. – Goucher's current losing streak dates back to a 63-47 setback to Scranton on January 16. Today that skid reached 10 games when the Gophers were beaten by the Lady Royals for a second time this season, 81-58.

Although head coach Didi Cotton's Gophers never led the entire game, they trailed by only two points midway through the first half. But it was at that point that Scranton (20-4, 12-1 Landmark) went on a 16-2 run, opening up a 29-13 advantage on a basket by Sarah Gage with 4:45 remaining before halftime. Goucher managed to knock its deficit down to 31-21 when Kelsey Myette (Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic Central) landed a shot from three-point range with 3:09 left in the first half, but by the time the two teams headed off the court at the break, the Lady Royals were back on top by 17 points at 40-23.

Amber Smith (Baltimore, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) notched her 11th double-double of the season as she supplied the Gophers (5-17, 1-12 Landmark) with team-high totals of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Elizabeth von Ende (Leawood, Kan./American Hebrew Academy) chipped in with 13 points.

Scranton's five starters combined to score only 29 points, but Megan Kopecki accounted for 19 of them as she was the game's leading scorer.