On day two of the Gordon College Classic this afternoon, the Gordon College Women's Basketball team squared off against Geneva College where the Fighting Scots erased a 23-point deficit but the visitors were able to escape, 92-90.

The Scots' Ami Rivera registered a double-double with 24 points and 10 boards, Woynitu Ciccarello notched 22 points, and Sophie Peters also had a double-double with 13 rebounds and 12 points. 

Geneva's Emily Garvin had a game-high 27 points, Aizlyn Thompson added 18, while Anna Ulmer chipped in 12 points.

How It Happened

• The Tornadoes raced out to a hot start before a Rivera layup cut the deficit in half (20-10). Jayme Kiser trimmed Geneva's lead to single digits to close out the first quarter (25-18).
• Peters made it a five-point game two minutes into the second (27-22), but Geneva continued to press on to hold the 53-39 advantage at the break.
• In the third, Rivera knocked in five-straight points thanks to aggressive defense and offense to trail by just 12 with 1:58 remaining in the frame. A pair of clutch freebies from Peters put the Scots within 11 before Geneva was able to hold a 12-point edge heading into the fourth.
• Rivera and Peters hit back-to-back jumpers to kick off the fourth (76-68). Naomi Nicholson, Leah McGarvey, and Ciccarello each hit jumpers within a 40 second span to make it just a two-point game early in the fourth. Nicholson and Ciccarello drained shots from downtown to give the Scots their first lead of the afternoon (82-80). McGarvey lifted Gordon within two with 40 seconds left in regulation, but Geneva was able to escape the gritty Scots.

Beyond The Box Score

• Sophie Peters earned her first career double-double and career-high in rebounds with 13.
• Ami Rivera matched her career-high in steals with five today.
• Woynitu Ciccarello has now opened up her Fighting Scot career with three straight games of 19 or more points with today's 22 being a career-high.
• The Scots have now scored 90 or more points in back-to-back games in less than 24 hours.
• Gordon returns to the floor a week from today on Saturday, November 23 to host the Elms College Blazers at 1 p.m. on Kanas Court.