Ninth-Ranked Catholic Remains Unbeaten Against Gophers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - No. 9 Catholic University remained unbeaten with a 95-53 Landmark Conference women's basketball victory over Goucher College at Franny Murray Court Wednesday evening.

• Catholic (16-0, 9-0 Landmark) scored the game's first seven points.
• The Gophers (1-15, 1-8) pulled within 12-9 at the 6:17 mark after back-to-back threes by Julia Cavoli and Merci Turner.
• An 8-0 Cardinal spurt pushed the lead back to 11, 20-9, with 4:46 on the clock.
• The hosts led 32-10 after 10 minutes.

• Catholic scored the first seven points of the second quarter before a Darby Sherman basket two minutes in snapped the Gopher drought.
• The Cardinals led by as many as 36 in the second before Goucher closed the half on a 9-4 run to trail 53-22 at the break.

• Catholic took its largest lead of the third quarter, 71-30, with 3:37 remaining in the frame.
• Goucher scored the next four points, including a Sherman three with 2:06 on the clock.
• The Cardinals led 76-36 with 10 minutes to go.

• The Cardinals took their largest lead, 88-40, with 5:16 remaining.
• Two free throws by Maiya Villanueva with three seconds left closed out the scoring.

• Turner paced Goucher with 17 points and eight rebounds while also recording a pair of steals.  She was 3-6 behind the arc
• Villanueva added 11 points and dished out four assists.
• Cavoli knocked down two of her three three point attempts and finished with eight points, while Sherman added six.
• Goucher shot 29.5% overall, was 8-31 behind the arc, and 9-20 at the free throw line.
• Catholic shot 43.9% overall, was 7-28 from three and 16-17 at the free throw line.
• The Cardinals held a 54-40 rebound advantage.

• Goucher travels to Drew University on Saturday for a 4 pm Landmark Conference contest.
• The Gophers are back home Saturday, January 27, hosting Scranton in a 4 pm tilt at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.