Basketball

G-A roundup: Ship uses advantage at line to defeat Blue Devil girls

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Shippensburg 55, Greencastle-Antrim 52: A big difference in scoring at the free throw line played a big role in the Greyhounds’ Mid Penn Colonial win over the Blue Devils on Monday night in Shippensburg.

Meadow Gambacurta

Ship (8-10, 5-7 MPC) made 19 of 25 free throws, including 10-for-10 in the fourth quarter, while Greencastle (7-10, 5-6 MPC) sank only 7 of 16.

The Lady Hounds made a trio of 3-pointers on their way to a 17-8 lead after one period, and still led by 8 at halftime. The Blue Devils made a run in the third quarter to take a 35-32 lead midway through the period.

In the fourth, G-A held a 43-38 lead with 5:14 to go, but Ship hit a three and used free throws to jump in front by 6 points. Meadow Gambacurta hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left to get G-A to within 3, and the Blue Devils stole the inbounds pass but couldn’t get a shot off.

Ellie Bigler equaled her career high with 13 points for the Blue Devils and had 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Gambacurta put up 11 points, 7 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals, Kiersten Swain scored 9 points and Callie Izer had 5 rebounds.

For Ship, Azula Navarro scored 18 points and Peyton Coy had 17.

Shippensburg 55, Greencastle 52
GREENCASTLE
Lexi Nelson 0 2-2 2, Callie Izer 2 0-0 4, Meadow Gambacurta 4 1-1 11, Braedyn Cordell 0 0-0 0, Brooke Guthrie 2 0-2 4, Liv Carey 1 3-6 5, Ellie Bigler 5 1-1 13, Kiersten Swain 4 0-2 9, Shaina Overcash 2 0-0 4, Sophie Fries 0 0-2 0. Totals 20 7-16 52.
SHIPPENSBURG
Lily Weller 1 4-4 7, Cora Chamberlin 1 4-4 6, Cloe Morales 0 0-0 0, Peyton Coy 5 6-6 17, Azula Navarro 7 4-7 18, Tressa Triplett 2 2-2 7. Totals 16 19-25 55.
Greencastle                8    12    18     14     —     52
Shippensburg          17     11     8     19     —     55  
3-point shots — GA 5 (Gambacurta 2, Bigler 2, Swain); Ship 4 (Triplett 2, Weller, Coy).