BRIDGEWATER RALLIES FOR WOMEN'S HOOPS WIN OVER GUILFORD
Bridgewater, VA (02/02/01) -- Senior guard Amanda Osborn's (Burlington Flats, NY/Edmeston Central) three-point play with 3:50 remaining lifted host Bridgewater to a 64-60 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) women's basketball win over visiting Guilford Friday night in a meeting of two of the league's top three teams. The Eagles (15-3, 12-2 ODAC), ranked first in this week's NCAA Division III South Region poll, rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit for their seventh win in eight games.
Osborn scored eight of her 14 points in the final 6:19. She drained a three-pointer to pull the Eagles to within 53-51 and tied the game for the first time since halftime with a layup with 5:35 remaining. The teams traded points before Osborn was fouled by junior Amy Evans (New Bern, NC/New Bern) on a driving layup that fell in after rolling around the rim. Osborn made the ensuing free throw and gave Bridgewater a 58-57 edge.
Osborn set up junior Sarah Hagood (Shawsville, VA/Shawsville) for two of her game-high 22 points with 2:56 remaining and Angela Osborn (Burlington Flats, NY/Edmeston Central) drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:35 left to swell the Eagles' lead to 63-57. Freshman Jackie Hardenbergh (Herndon, VA/Paul VI) second three-pointer of the night brought the Quakers' (13-5, 11-3 ODAC) to within 63-60 with 2:10 left, but Guilford drew no closer. The Quakers made one of five shots, all three-point attempts, in the game's final four minutes.
Rookie Kate Goodman (Salisbury, NC/West Rowan) capped a 16-4 Guilford run to start the second half with a steal and layup to give the visitors a 48-36 lead with 12:40 remaining. Senior forward Arden Miller (Landenberg, PA/Sanford School (DE)) tallied six of her team-high 17 points during the spurt. Miller added a game- and season-high 11 rebounds for her team-leading fifth double-double of the season. Hardenbergh added 10 points off the bench.
Angela Osborn finished with 11 points and six rebounds for Bridgewater. Hagood and junior forward Lindsey Coleman (Buena Vista, VA) each grabbed eight rebounds to help the Eagles to a 38-32 rebounding advantage.
Guilford, ranked eighth in this week's regional poll, remains in northern Virginia for a 4:00 P.M. matchup at league-rival Eastern Mennonite Saturday (2/03). The Eagles host Emory & Henry, which carried an 11-2 ODAC mark into Friday's game at Eastern Mennonite, Saturday at 4:00 P.M.
