Strong Fourth Quarter Surge Pushes Gophers Past Lycoming

Strong Fourth Quarter Surge Pushes Gophers Past Lycoming
December 3, 2025
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BALTIMORE, MD- The Gophers (4-3 overall, 1-2 Landmark) secured their first conference win of the season with a 60–48 victory over the Lycoming Warriors (3-4, 1-2 Landmark). The result also marks head coach Oliver Ellison's first Landmark Conference win at the helm. Lycoming kept the pressure on through three quarters, but a strong Goucher finish in the fourth sealed the game.

Goucher struck first with an early free throw from Aniya McDaniel, followed by a layup from Logan Davis before Lycoming evened the score at 3–3. Off the bench, Nia Edens made an immediate impact, knocking down a three-pointer, but the Warriors responded with a 10–6 advantage midway through the quarter. A two-minute scoring drought ended with another Davis layup, yet Lycoming maintained control and carried a 14–10 lead into the second.

The Gophers opened the next quarter with five quick points from Leila Townsend. A defensive stretch on both sides slowed scoring until Townsend hit a jumper that gave Goucher a narrow 17–16 lead. From there, Sanai Knox scored on a layup, and Nia George sank a three to create some distance on the scoreboard. Lycoming rallied to tie the game at 25–25 with under three minutes left in the half, but Davis closed the quarter with back-to-back layups, sending the Gophers into halftime up 29–25.

The third quarter turned into a defensive battle, with neither team scoring for more than two minutes until McDaniel broke the drought. Lycoming scored out of a substitution, but Edens responded with her second three of the night to extend the lead to 34–28. George and Knox added some breathing room before Lycoming put up points in the remaining minute and a half. Edens then knocked down another three, giving Goucher a 42–38 edge heading into the fourth.
 
George wasted no time in the final period, hitting a three in the first 10 seconds. Both teams traded stops until McDaniel hit another 3-pointer, extending the lead to 49-41. Lycoming pulled within five with just over two minutes left, but the Gophers closed strong at the free-throw line, with George, Edens and McDaniel hitting late foul shots to secure the 60-48 win.
 
Goucher outshot Lycoming 32.3% to 24.6% from the field and held the advantage from beyond the arc, hitting 8 of 29 attempts compared to the Warriors' 6 of 26. Both teams finished 66.7% at the free-throw line.

The Gophers return to action on Saturday, Dec. 6, when they host Elizabethtown in a 4 p.m. Landmark Conference matchup at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.