The Muhlenberg women's basketball team made a stirring comeback before eventually falling to Haverford, 61-51.

The Mules (6-7, 2-6) missed their first 15 shots from the field and trailed 18-2 in the final minute of the first quarter. Freshman Emily Vaughan finally broke the ice with a three-pointer, giving Muhlenberg some momentum heading into the second period.

Muhlenberg scored the first nine points of the second quarter to close to within four and make it a game. 

Down 24-20 at halftime, the Mules got baskets from freshman Rachel Saxton and senior Amanda Gorski to draw even. Another jumper from Saxton tied the game again at 26, but the Fords (11-5, 8-4) banked in a three to take the lead for good.

The Mules made another big comeback later in the quarter, cutting a 10-point deficit to three on the strength of back-to-back threes by Saxton and sophomore Abigail Scheidel.

Muhlenberg was within one point twice in the fourth quarter, the last time at 48-47 with five minutes to go, but Haverford, the two-time defending Centennial Conference champion, pulled away down the stretch.

Saxton (pictured above) and Scheidel set career highs in scoring for the second straight game with 16 and 12, respectively. Gorski finished with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.