This Week In Goucher Landmark Conference History (December 7-13)
We have had a lot of great moments since Goucher joined the Landmark Conference in 2007. While the college athletics world is still on pause due to COVID-19, we will look back at events from our teams from the past since we joined the conference. Each week we will focus on the days that occur from Monday to Sunday for the 2020 calendar year with events from our fall and winter sports every Thursday. We continue to look at good moments for men's and women's basketball and men's and women's track and field while the men's and women's swimming teams traditionally do not compete again until January. This week, we look at highlights for the week of December 7-13.
December 7
Monique Welsh scored 18 points, but the two points with three seconds left proved to be the biggest in the game to help the women's basketball team to a 43-42 win against the United States Merchant Marines on December 7, 2013. Sharnell Huff narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds.
One year prior to the women's basketball win against Merchant Marines, Latifah Butler registered 29 points and 16 rebounds in a 69-49 victory against Valley Forge Christian on this date in 2012. Precious Kollock (12 points) and Taquasia Lambert (11 points) also found double figures in the win.
December 8
Katherine Currier set a school record time of 11:00.20 in the 3000m in a first-place finish for the Blue and Gold women's track and field team at the Hagerstown Invitational on December 8, 2012. Jaclyn Kellon was also victorious on the afternoon in the 400m (1:02.35) while Maafio Appiah-Padi was third in the shot put (33-7.5 feet), Kamilliah Smith was third in the 55m (7.83) while Danielle Granger placed fourth in the 55m hurdles (10.0) and Stephanie Correa finished fifth in the same event (7.83).
On the men's side, Will Evans III recorded fourth-place finishes in the 200m (28.35) and the 55m (6.88) while Isaac Jennings was ninth in the 800m (2:17.64) at the same meet.
December 9
The men's basketball team rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit in a 58-54 come-from-behind win against Maryland Bible on December 9, 2008. Amir Hakim tallied 10 points and 13 rebounds while Darrin Boswell II (12 points) and Nick DeSouza (10 points) also posted double figures in the win.
Kevin Miles (28 points) and Tucker Canary (26 points) combined for 54 points to lift the men's basketball team to a 78-70 win against Hood on this date in 2015.
December 10
Brianna Bull registered a dominant performance for the Gophers women's basketball team on December 10, 2016 in a 62-48 win against Immaculata. Bull registered 30 points, 20 rebounds and nearly finished the contest with a triple-double after recording nine steals in the contest.
December 11
Trae Lindsay hit a jumper with 3:54 left in the third overtime to help the Gophers men's basketball team take the lead and end a marathon victory against Marymount 88-84 in triple overtime on December 11, 2010. Lindsay finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Shane Yambor paced the Blue and Gold with 21 points off the bench while Kyle Gladden (13 points, 10 rebounds), Tim Alexander (10 points) and Steve Musenga (10 points) also notched double figures in the 55 minutes.
December 12
Chris Litz won the pole vault with a leap of 4.27 meters to lead the men's track and field team at the Dickinson Invitational on December 12, 2009. Will Evans finished third in both the 55m (6.76) and high jump (1.78m) and fourth in the 200m (24.38) while Scott Wenzler was fifth in the high jump (1.63m). Six years later, Mia Taylor was second in the 55m hurdles (8.42) and eighth in the 400m (59.04) at the Dickinson Early Bird Invitational on this date in 2015. Eli Schwartz placed seventh in the 400m (58.03) and Kyle Khin was seventh in the triple jump (10.6m).
Sarah Meade led the women's track and field team at the meet in 2009 with a second-place standing in the 200m (28.69) and also finished seventh in the 55m (29.79). Kanika Staten placed fourth in the 400m (1:16.39) while Abby Cooney was fifth in the shot put (9.35m). Katie Clarke was sixth in the 55m (7.94) and seventh in the 200m (29.79) while Angela Buxton (400m, 8th place, 1:30.55) and Barbara Koziel (800m, 8th place, 3:00.64) also posted Top-10 finishes. In 2015, Maya Belin finished third in the 55m (7.61) and fourth in the 200m (28.36) to lead the women at the event. Jessica Snouwaert placed fifth in the 400m (1:18.69), Amanda Tascarella finished sixth in both the Mile (5:54.05) and pole vault (2.15m) while Laura Williams ended seventh in the high jump (1.37m) and eighth in the 55m hurdles (9.75).