Box score

STEVENSON, Md. - No. 19 Mary Washington used a 15-5 run over the final 1:19 of the first half and the first 4:17 of the second half to increase its lead to 15 en route to a 66-47 victory over the Stevenson University women's basketball team Saturday afternoon at the Carolyn Manuszak Student Union Gymnasium.

Katie Wimmer led the Eagles (14-3, 6-2 CAC) with 24 points, eight rebounds and four steals while Katy Larson added 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Trailing by five, the Mustangs (4-13, 2-6 CAC) had a chance to cut the lead to three or less with less than one minute in the first half, but back-to-back steals by Wimmer resulted in two layups, giving Mary Washington a nine-point halftime advantage, 31-22.

Wimmer and Larson combined to score nine of the Eagles first 11 second half points as they built a 42-27 lead with 15:43 remaining.

After Wimmer's layup gave Mary Washington a 15-point cushion, senior guard Tara Galvin (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Township) scored the first of three-straight baskets for the Mustangs as they forced two turnovers cut the deficit to nine.

Sophomore forward Jasmine Jarrett (Woodstock/Mount Hebron) and freshman guard Amanda Craig (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) also scored during the 6-0 run.

However, the Eagles answered with an 8-2 run to push the lead back to 15 with 9:53 left and never let it slip below 12 the rest of the way.

Galvin finished with 16 points marking her seventh consecutive game scoring in double figures. During that time, she has led the team in scoring four times while totaling 22 three-pointers.

Craig finished with five points, eight rebounds and three assists while sophomore forward Kristen Steiner (Forest Hill/Fallston) had four points, game-high 10 rebounds and three steals. It was the fifth game this season that Steiner finished with at least 10 rebounds, inlcuding third in the last five.

The Mustangs travel to St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday for a 6:00 p.m., tipoff with the Seahawks. St. Mary's handed Stevenson a 56-45 loss at home back on December 3.