Box Score Lakewood, N.J. – (1/11/2014) – A stingy Chestnut Hill College defense offset Georgian Court University's 30-17 first-half rebounding advantage as the Griffins forced 15 turnovers to leave this afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest tied at the midway point, 27-27. In the second half, junior guard Tenisha Townsend-Mobley (Pleasantville, N.J.) willed the Griffins to their first league victory, 66-63, with 20 of her 27 career-high points.
 
An aggressive, yet careless, Georgian Court University (3-10, 2-5) was never able to lead Chestnut Hill College (3-12, 1-7) by more than eight points, 21-13 at 5:27, in the opening half. When they did, the Griffins went to junior guard Olivia Gorczynski (Parlin, N.J.) and senior forward Annie Farrow (Ocean Township, N.J.) to answer the challenge. The one-two punch accounted for 11 of the Griffins last 14 points in the period, an spurred them for a 14-4 run that gave the Griffins a 27-25 lead (0:06) and was capped by a three-point basket from sophomore guard Brittany McDonough (Brooklyn, N.Y.). The Lions managed to convert a last-second basket to knot the score for halftime, 27-27 (0:00), but in the closing frame an early Groczynski three pointer was followed by a heavy dose of Townsend-Mobley, who inspired the Griffins to a 47-40 advantage midway through the half (10:10) and helped fend the Lions off in a narrow 63-60 triumph.
 
Junior forward Tahira Matthews (Bloomfield, N.J.) headlined the Lions effort with a 20-point, ten-rebound double-double. She got eight points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks worth of support from senior forward Elizabeth Lawler (Forked River, N.J.) and eight points, seven rebounds, and three steals from senior guard Brittany Baker (Waldorf, Md.).
 
Townsend-Mobley finished 9-of-17 (.412 FG%) from the floor and 9-of-9 (1.000 FT%) from the line in her career performance. She also recorded two rebounds, assists, and steals in the effort. Gorczynski totaled 17 points, five rebounds, two assists, and five steals while McDonough contributed 10 points, six rebounds, an assist, and a steal to the win. Farrow provided eight points, 12 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and two steals.
 
The women's basketball team returns home to host Goldey-Beacom College in a 6:00 p.m. CACC contest on Tuesday, January 14.