Cavoli, Quarles Shine, Gophers Outlasted by Rangers

TOWSON, Md. - Junior Julia Cavoli (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) matched her career high with 13 points and senior Kyani Quarles (Houston, Texas/Cristo Rey Jesuit) posted her fourth double-double in five games with 10 points and a career-best 20 rebounds, but visiting Drew University won its eighth straight game with a 64-55 win over Goucher College in Landmark Conference women's basketball Friday afternoon at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.

• Drew (12-1, 3-0 Landmark) scored the game's first five points, but three-pointers by Kyla Smith (Easton, Pa./Easton) and Cavoli for the Gophers (3-12, 0-4) made it 7-6 3:37 into the game.
• Goucher cut the lead to two two more times, and a Sydney Nwuli (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) layup with 4:18 left made it 11-10.
• The Rangers closed the quarter on an 8-0 run to hold a 19-10 lead through 10 minutes.

• Goucher opened the second with an 8-3 spurt and a Quarles free throw three minutes in cut the lead to four, 22-18.
• Drew extended the lead back to eight, 29-21, with 3:22 remaining on a Jamie Struble layup.
• A three by Smith with 1:25 on the clock made it a 31-26 game, and the Gophers went into intermission trailing by five.

• Drew outscored the Gophers 8-2 over the first three-plus minutes of the second half to open an 11-point cushion, 39-28.
• Down 41-31, Goucher reeled off nine straight points to cut the lead to one, 41-40, on an Alexis Kuhlman (Mount Airy, Md./Herndon) three with 2:06 to play.
• Kuhlman had six points in the run as she sank three free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt.
• The Rangers carried a 43-40 lead into the final frame.

• The guests scored the first six points of the fourth to open up a 49-40 lead at the 7:43 mark.
• Drew took its largest lead, 53-41, with 5:28 remaining.
• A Cavoli three followed by a Quarles putback cut the lead to seven, 53-46, with 4:40 on the clock.
• Two Quarles free throws with just under a minute left shrunk the lead to six, 59-53, but Drew went 5-6 at the free throw line in the final minute to seal the victory.

• Cavoli matched her career high set last season by going 5-11 from the floor, including 3-7 behind the arc.  She also had a pair of assists.
• 14 of Quarles' career-best 20 rebounds came on the offensive end.  The leading offensive rebounder in Division III, Quarles had four double-doubles in the last five games, averaging 14.8 points and 13.8 rebounds per game over that span.
• Smith paced Goucher with 17 points while adding four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.  She reached double figures in scoring for the 13th time in 14 games.
• Kendra Lawrence (Hackensack, N.J./Immaculate Conception) matched her career high with 16 rebounds, adding four points. 
• Kuhlman chipped in with six points, four assists and three rebounds.
• Goucher held a commanding 53-36 rebounding advantage, grabbing 26 offensive rebounds.
• The Gophers shot 7-20 behind the arc, 26.5% from the floor and were 12-16 at the free throw line.
• Drew shot 38% overall, was 4-13 from long range and went 16-25 at the charity stripe.

WBB | Good ball movement for @GoucherWBB leads to the lay-in for Kyani Quarles against Drew.#d3hoops #GopherGreatness #GoucherProud pic.twitter.com/BMsvPctyNX

— Goucher Gophers (@GoucherSports) January 13, 2023

• Goucher is back in action on Wednesday night when it travels to Moravian for a 7 pm Landmark Conference contest.
• The Gophers are back home on Wednesday, January 25 when they host Susquehanna in a 7 pm game at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.