Women's College Basketball: Goldey-Beacom ends Holy Family's streak

Goldey-Beacom pulled off a major upset Thursday, beating No. 14 ranked Holy Family, 64-51, and ending the Tigers' NCAA Division II record 110-game regular-season conference win streak at the Campus Center.

The victory was Goldey-Beacom's first-ever over Holy Family and its first-ever victory over a ranked opponent. The Lightning (8-7, 6-2) also became the first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference team to beat the Tigers since Feb. 22, 2005, when Bloomfield handed them a 70-65 loss.

"My girls executed the game plan perfectly tonight," fourth-year head coach Jen Carleton said. "They played with poise and control, and most importantly, they played with heart and passion."

Carleton, a former assistant coach at Holy Family, has now coached Goldey-Beacom to victories over Philadelphia University and Holy Family.

Goldey-Beacom avenged a previous 68-48 loss to Holy Family at the Jones Center in December due in large part to a 15-2 Lightning second-half run that spanned 7 minutes, 22 seconds and gave the visitors a 49-37 lead with 5:49 left to play. They would seal the victory with 11-of-12 shooting at the free-throw line in the final 1:30.

Elsewhere in the area: Kamile Nacickaite led Drexel with 27 points, but that effort was not good enough as the Dragons (10-5, 2-2 CAA) fell to James Madison, 77-73, in overtime in Harrisonburg, Va. Hollie Mershon hit a long three-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Dawn Evans led James Madison (10-6, 3-1) with 27 points. . . . Swarthmore (9-4, 5-3 CC) held visiting Johns Hopkins (10-3, 7-2) to just 15 second-half points, but it wasn't enough to erase a 19-point halftime deficit, as the Garnet fell to the Blue Jays, 48-37, at Tarble Pavilion. . . . Lindsay Alexander scored 20 points and Asha Jones added 17 as Chestunut Hill College (4-10, 2-5 CACC) defeated Georgian Court University (0-16, 0-9), 77-52, in Lakewood, N.J.

Tennessee 83, Florida 40 - Angie Bjorklund scored 16 points, Meighan Simmons added 14, and No. 5 Tennessee drubbed the host Gators (12-6, 2-2 SEC).

The 43-point margin was the third-most lopsided game in series history.

The Vols (16-2, 4-0) dominated every aspect of the game, building a double-digit lead early, getting out to a 32-point advantage at halftime, and coasting the rest of the way.

Boston College 78, Maryland 69 - Stefanie Murphy scored 17 points, Carolyn Swords and Jaclyn Thoman each had 13, and visiting Boston College surprised No. 13 Maryland.

The Eagles (14-3, 1-1 ACC) opened the second half with an 18-2 run and held on to beat the cold-shooting Terrapins.

Kentucky 66, South Carolina 48 - Victoria Dunlap had 20 points and eight rebounds, and No. 19 Kentucky held South Carolina (9-8, 1-3) without a field goal over the final eight minutes in the victory in Lexington, Ky.

Freshman Bernisha Pinkett added a career-high 18 points for the Wildcats (12-4, 1-2 SEC), shooting 8 of 11 from the field.

Michigan State 63, Iowa 60 - Kalisha Keane's three-pointer from the corner with 0.5 seconds remaining gave No. 9 Michigan State (16-1, 4-0) the victory over No. 16 Iowa (14-4, 2-3 Big Ten) in East Lansing, Mich.

Northwestern 64, Ohio State 53 - Amy Jaeschke scored 15 points, Brittany Orban added 12, and Northwestern (14-4, 3-2) held off a late surge by No. 24 Ohio State (10-6, 1-3) for the win in Evanston, Ill.