Box Score Greensboro, N.C. (11/17/07) --Brittany Bumgarner's jumper with 1:27 left lifted Guilford College to a 67-64 women's basketball win over Ferrum College in the fourth and final game of the Guilford College Classic Saturday afternoon.
York (Pa.) College defeated Averett University, 74-58, in Saturday's first game behind a game-high 21 points and seven boards from tournament Most Valuable Player Kristen Daly.
Bumgarner's bucket changed the lead for the eighth and final time in the nightcap. Ferrum's Tonya Wright missed two free throws with 51 seconds left, which could have tied the game. Guilford's Jessica Casto, an all-tournament selection, made two free throws 10 seconds later for a three-point Quakers' (2-0) cushion. The Panthers (0-2) ended up with three shots in the final 13 seconds, including two three-pointers, but none fell, preserving Guilford's win. Neither team led by more than seven points in the tightly played contest that featured 13 ties.
Tracey Croner paced three Guilford students in double-figure scoring with 14 points. Shevon Hackett recorded her first college double-double with 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, both career highs. Alexa Williams also scored 12 points for Guilford. Ferrum's Wright finished with a game-high 16 points. Ali Davenport represented Ferrum on the all-tournament team and contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Kierra Parker drained three three-pointers and added 14 points off the bench.
Daly scored 11 of her game-high 21 points in the first half as the Spartans (2-0) raced to a 37-22 halftime lead. Averett drew to with 12 points on one of Taylor Poirier's three-three pointers early in the second half, but no closer. Amanda Andrews, who joined Daly on the all-tournament team, added 14 points. Chanel Perez and Keli Ward chipped in 11 points apiece. Poirier finished with 18 points to share team-high scoring honors with rookie Ashley Washington. Washington grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for her first college double-double and earned all-tournament honors.