DOVER — Crisp shooting and solid defensive play led the Chatham girls' basketball team to a lopsided 57-20 road win against the Dover Tigers on Thursday at Dover High School.
The Lady Cougars set the precedent for the entire game in the first quarter when they went on an uncontested 11-0 run. Senior Caroline Murphy scored nearly half of the team's points during the stretch and provided a strong inside presence under the basket.
Murphy and the rest of the Chatham team continued a strong defense effort in the second quarter and contained a young but physical Dover team to only eight points. Senior Christin Campbell led the Cougars offensively with six of the team's points in the quarter.
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Chatham led 24-8 at the half.
The Cougars scored 24 points and contained Dover to seven points in the third quarter. A frustrated Dover team turned physical, but sophomore Lauren Winschuh was unscathed by the rough play.
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Winschuh scored eight points on layups. With her effort Chatham recorded its biggest lead of the game, 33 points, at the end of the quarter.
"Lauren has tremendous potential," said Head Coach Joe Gaba. "She has done a great job for us all year and will be a significant feature player in the future."
Winschuh scored 10 points during the game and Murphy scored all 12 of her points in the first half.
