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George Washington
Shells Gets Second All-Time, Spiders Bury Rival GW
01/08/2011 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Brittani Shells moved into second place on Richmond's all-time scoring list with a game-changing 30-point performance in the Spiders' 68-55 win over rival GW Saturday afternoon in each teams' conference opener.
Shells passed Kate Flavin, who attended Saturday's game, for second place on Richmond's all-time list for 1,789 points. The 30 points scored by Shells was the fifth 30 point game of her career, second of the season.
It was Richmond's fifth win in a row over GW and improved to 10-5 overall, 1-0 in conference play. The Spiders have also won six of their last seven.
The path wasn't easy for the Spiders who trailed 13-3 early in the first frame and took at 35-30 deficit into the break.
The intermission proved to be the regrouping the Spiders needed, opening the second half on a 25-5 run, a 17-0 scoring spree at one point, to take a 57-40 lead. The 17-0 run was buoyed by four Richmond long balls.
The Colonials wouldn't be silenced that easy and fought back with a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 57-50. But Richmond's defense and Shells' play was too much for GW, as it pushed its lead back to double-digits on the ensuing possession.
The long-range shot proved to be the Spiders' secret weapon as Richmond netted a season-best 12. Richmond shot 44 percent from three for the game. Shells tied a career-high with five makes behind the arc, while Abby Oliver followed with four.
Oliver had 17 points, and Crystal Goring put up another solid game in the post with seven tallies and 10 boards. Goring has led Richmond in rebounding in all but two contests and has recorded double-digit boards in five of the last six games.
Richmond also recorded 13 assists and seven steals.
The Spiders return to the Robins Center to host UMass on CBS College Sports Wednesday at 8 p.m.
