BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Heaven Walters' go-ahead lay-up with 52 seconds left gave Guilford College a 69-67 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory at Bridgewater College Saturday.

The Eagles raced to a 13-4 lead early in the contest before exiting the period with an eight-point lead thanks to 11 Guilford turnovers. The Quakers (6-1, 1-0 ODAC) opened the second period with a 13-0 run over six minutes, and claimed a lead as large as five points. Bridgewater immediately answered with a quick 7-0 run lasting 1:39 to reclaim the lead. The offensive glass propelled the Quakers back into the contest, crashing the boards for 12 offensive rebounds in the half, producing 10 second-chance points.

Both teams dueled in the first portion of the third quarter until Bridgewater produced a 7-0 run in a 1:36 span late in the period to claim its largest lead, eight points, which the Eagles achieved twice in the period.

Guilford opened the fourth quarter with an 11-2 run, but the Eagles re-claimed the lead thanks to an 7-1 run in response to the Guilford rally. With 3:05 remaining, Briana Moore made a lay-up to boost the Eagles to a six-point lead. Essence Abraham sank a three-pointer 17 seconds later to spark a 12-4 game-closing run, including Walters' lay-up with 52 seconds left, to claim the victory from the Eagles.

Lauren Ramsey led the Quakers with 18 points on eight-of-18 shooting. She scored 11 points in the first half. Abraham powered the bench with a career-high 17 points on six-of-12 shooting with four assists and four steals. Walters' game-winning lay-up secured her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Cassidy Burkholder led Bridgewater with 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Briana Moore and Jessica Lam added 10 points apiece.

The Quakers crushed the Eagles on the glass, out-rebounding Bridgewater, 51-29, thanks to 26 Guilford offensive rebounds. Guilford converted the offensive rebounds into 28 second-chance points while Bridgewater produced 13 points off the offensive glass.

Guilford shot 38.3 percent from the field, including 40 percent in the second half. Bridgewater shot 43.3 percent for the contest. The Quakers finished with 22 turnovers while Bridgewater tallied 17 miscues, but both sides equaled each other's production off turnovers, 20-20.

The Quakers return to the court after a break for final exams next Sunday, December 13th, for 2 p.m. contest against Methodist University inside Ragan-Brown Field House.