February 6, 2002
Ursinus Earns Split with WC
Piringer Breaks Own Record in Loss

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College Shorewomen fell to 10-11 overall and 4-7 in Centennial Conference play with a 72-60 loss to visiting Ursinus College this evening at Cain Athletic Center. The Bears (9-12, 6-6) avenged a 68-56 January defeat to the Shorewomen with the win.

Washington built a 20-12 lead midway through the first half, only to see Ursinus go on an 18-5 run over the next ten minutes and grab a 30-25 halftime advantage. The Bears built on that lead early in the second half, going up by 13 points with 14:07 to play and leading, 44-32, with 12:52 on the clock.

The Shorewomen rallied with a 16-4 spurt, coming back to tie the score at 48-48 on a pair of free throws by senior forward Janine Morehead (Newark, DE/St. Elizabeth) with 8:31 on the clock. Back-to-back three-pointers by junior guards Krista Marino (Fort Washington, PA/Bishop McDevitt) and Bridget Hussey (Wilmington, DE/A.I. DuPont) ignited a 12-0 Bear run, however, as Ursinus jumped ahead, 60-48 with 3:56 on the clock. The Bears led by at least eight points the rest of the way.

Marino finished with a game-high 20 points on three-of-eight shooting from the floor and 12-for-18 shooting from the free throw line. She also dished out six assists and collected seven rebounds. Ursinus senior center Katie Shearer (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) finished with 17 points and eight boards. Sophomore forward Erica Maurer (Marlton, NJ/Exeter Township) added 13 points and nine rebounds and Hussey added 13 points for the victors.

Sophomore guard Katie Piringer (Potomac, MD/Stone Ridge) led the Shorewomen with 14 points. She also made four three-pointers in the game, to break her own school record of three-pointers in a season. Piringer finished the night with 50 treys, two better than her total last season. Sophomore forward Meghan Hartzell (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) contributed ten points.

Washington shot 28% from the field in the game, but did collect 23 offensive rebounds. Ursinus took 46 free throws and connected on 31 of them.

The Shorewomen return to action Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference home game against Muhlenberg.

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