Gophers Close Out 2025 With Win Against Haverford

BALTIMORE, MD - The Goucher College Gophers (4-7 overall, 1-3 conference) rang in the new year with a 62-60 win against the Fords of Haverford College on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gophers started the game off strong with three steals, which led to a Jadyss Fifer layup. The Fords retaliated instantly with a made three. Goucher went on a 14-4 (13:19) scoring run highlighted by consecutive baskets from Darnell Morris Jr.. Haverford picked up their offensive momentum, outscoring the Gophers 19-3 (5:42). Both teams continued to exchange baskets to close out the half with Haverford leading Goucher 30-26.

Liech Kong scored the first bucket of the second half 13 seconds in. A Fifer basket tied the score at 32 apiece at the 17:04 mark. Sophomore Jack Murdaugh came off the bench to hit three shots in a row from beyond the arc to give the Gophers a six-point advantage with just under 15 minutes left in the game. Goucher and Haverford continued to trade baskets until a free throw from Haverford tied the game at 56 (4:15). A three from Morris Jr. and a jump shot from Brian Griffin pushed the Gophers ahead to give them a five-point lead with less than two minutes remaining in the game. The Fords fired back with back-to-back layups, but the Gophers were able to seal the victory at the free-throw line with points from Austin Carter.

Morris Jr led the team with 16 points in the contest. He shot 7-9 from the field and went 2-2 from the 3-point line and led the team with 9 rebounds. He was closely followed by Fifer, who scored 14 points, shooting 6-11 from the field. Fifer grabbed seven rebounds and led the team with three assists. Murdaugh came off the bench shooting 100% from three, adding nine points to the team's total for the night. Jon Perry snagged six rebounds, five of which were offensive.

Goucher led Haverford in field goal and three-point percentage, shooting 40.4% from the field and 36.8% from three. Haverford shot 27.3% from the field and 23.1% from three. The Fords held the advantage at the free-throw line, going 18-29 compared to the Gophers' 9-19. The game had eight lead changes and two ties.

Goucher returns to action in the new year when they take on Landmark opponent Drew on Wednesday, January 7^th at 5pm on the road. On Sunday, January 11^th, the Gophers travel to Philadelphia to play at The Palestra in a 5pm match-up against Juniata.