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, ' Women's b-ball wins fourth championship in college history MATTHEW BODNAR ship. -rhrclreamdoesn'tcndhercthough,aslhe Staff Reporter Lady Green Terror have earned an aururnatlc bid [0 the Division III NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. . Yel another women's basketball championship McDaniel has been placed inlhc:ChrlSfO- has made its way 10 rhe Hill. This year's ver- pherNewporrpartofthc:brackcl,whererhelirsr sion came aficr a rcsounding72-56 win over#22 and second round games will beheld. in thefirsr MuhJcnbergonlheirhomecoun. round, McDaniel will lake on Roanoke College, Seniors Ashley Lyles, Ali Moreland, and which has a record of23-3 and is an ar-large bid Sally Grace led the way for the Green Terror in the rournamenr after losing in their confer- who claimed their fourth Centennial Confer- ence playoffs. The winner of the McDaniel-Roa- enccChampionship in school history, Lyles fin; ncke game will take on the winner of the Chris- ished with 15 points, Moreland with 13 points, topher Newport (28-0) -Washingronand Lee and Grace with 12 points, as the women essen- riallycontrolled Ihis game from start 10 finish (18-9) game in the second round. McDaniel held a 32-20 halftime advantage Collt:ge athlctQ; dream of rhc opportunity to and withstood a furious rally from the Mules in lake part in :I nanonal championship. The wom- the second half to claim the Centennial Con_ en's baskelball team is now presented with this ference crown. Senior guard Sally Grace reAeet- opporrunlry One dream and one heart heat will ed, "We came back after those IWOconsecutive carry McDaniel into the rcurnamenr. While re- losses and rededtcaeed ourselves to defense and lying On one ancrhe-, the women will 13Y it all on rebounding." me line. Besure to show your support and appre- ciation of this [earn that has represented rhe Col- The two lOSses Grace referred to came against Ursinlls and Johns Hopkins. At the lege with honor and excellence on Ihe COUrt. rime, me warn looked OUt of synch, bur it is clear Coach Martin went back to [he drawing Women's basketball eli';'inated board and madelhen<":cessarychangestomakc from NCAA tournament rhisteamachampion. Credit is due of course to the effons of rhc KATEDELENICK women on rhe squad who didn't back down Co Edilor-in-Chief from the chaUenge and reasserted themselves as championship caliber players. Junior forward Whitney Snoops, who added a double-double On Friday March 5 the McDaniel women's in the championship game, commcnred, "The baskelball learn faced Roanoke in the first effOrl from the whole team Wa.1 one of the main round of the NCAA Division 111basketball reasons we were able to win and come home tournament. The Centennial Conference PHOTOS BY SALLY GRACE with the trophy." h W 'b sk.elboll leom gathers for a phOlogroph wilh iheir Cenleflnio] Conference Champs gOI off 10 a slow starr and could TOPhT ~h :~~:~ w~n Ihe conference for the fourlh lime in McDaniel'., sports hi~lory. h The ream is now reaping (he benefils of nOI recover, losing 77-66 10 the Maroons. ~~~,rER· The seniors ond Head Coach Becky Mortin ore piclure~ sh~lOg off thelf Irop y. their year long dedication 10 achieving one Karelyn Fischer and Ali Morchmd led the BOn-OM: The learn relaxes on Ihe bus on the way 10the championships. goal, the Centennial Conference champion_ Green Terror with 16 points apiece.