SALEM, Va. --- Gabby
Oglesby and Jazlyn Gibbs both scored 20 points in
Guilford College's 78-63 victory over Bridgewater College in an Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament quarterfinal
Thursday night at the Salem Civic Center.
The Quakers' fifth win in six games sends Guilford (20-6) into
Saturday's semifinals against Eastern Mennonite University, a 63-55
winner over Roanoke College earlier Thursday. Guilford clinched the
program's fifth 20-win season in school history and the first since
2003.
Oglesby and Gibbs both scored 20 points in the same game for the
fourth time this year. Oglesby, the ODAC's Player of the Year, had
12 in the first half, which staked the third-seeded Quakers to a
39-32 halftime lead. Bridgewater scored the final 10 first-half
points and the first bucket after halftime to make it a 39-34 game
just 46 seconds into the second half.
Gibbs, a Second Team All-ODAC honoree, took over at that point. She
knocked down two of her four three-pointers and scored 10 points
during a decisive 22-5 Quakers' run that opened a 61-39 lead with
14:11 remaining. Gibbs scored 15 second-half points.
The senior guard hit another three at the 12-minute mark to give
the Quakers a 66-43 lead. Guilford was able to rest its starters
for the final eight minutes, during which time Bridgewater closed
the deficit to the final 15-point margin.
Guilford shot better than 48 percent from the floor and made six
three-pointers. Morgan King scored 12 points for the
Quakers and point guard Brittany Atwatercame came close to a
triple double with nine points, nine assists and eight
rebounds. Jaclyn Nucci was solid with six points, seven
boards, five assists and four steals.
Bridgewater's Holly Morgan scored 18 points, 11 in the first half.
Shannan Thorne finished with 10 points and a game-high nine
rebounds.
Guilford meets second-seeded Eastern Mennonite Saturday (2/25) at
3:00 p.m. in the tournament semifinals. The Royals won both
meetings with Guilford during the regular season, including a 68-56
victory in Greensboro last Saturday.
This release is courtesy of the Guilford College sports information department.