EMORY, Va. --- The
seventh-seeded Emory & Henry College Women's Basketball Team
(14-12) jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first half and never
looked back as it defeated #10 Randolph College (13-13) by a 66-49
score Tuesday evening in the First Round of the 2015 Old Dominion
Athletic Conference Tournament. With the win the Wasps advance to
the ODAC Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time since
2008.
E&H earned its first win in the conference tournament since
2005 when it defeated fourth-seeded Eastern Mennonite University in
the quarterfinals, 57-48. It was also the first time since the 1993
tournament that the Wasps have hosted a postseason contest.
Emory & Henry started the contest off strong, going up by 12
points in the first 4:44. Junior forward Tamara
Brewster (Morrow, Ga.) had 18 of the Wasps' 36 first-half
points as they held off a 6-0 run by the WildCats late in the frame
to take a 36-28 lead into the locker room.
After the break, E&H kept the pressure on, starting the half
off on a 21-4 run to go up by a 57-32 score with 12:07 left to
play. Sophomore guard Megan
Jacoby (Richmond, Va.) had nine of her 11 points during
the span. Randolph trimmed the margin to 17 points (64-47) with
just over three minutes left but would get no closer as two more
points for each team equaled the final margin of the contest,
66-49, in favor of the Wasps.
Brewster led all scorers with 23 points and added a game-high 12
rebounds to complete the double-double for Emory & Henry.
Senior guard Kristie
Langley (Staley, N.C.) had 12 points and nine rebounds
while Jacoby finished the game with 11 points, six assists, four
steals, two blocks and two rebounds. Freshman guard Chloe
Harris(Bristol, Va.) notched 11 points, five rebounds and two
assists for the Wasps.
As a team, E&H shot 38.1 percent (24-for-63) for the contest
and hit 14-of-20 (70%) of its free throws. The Wasps held a 21-12
advantage on points off turnovers and also led, 34-30, on points in
the paint. Emory & Henry won the battle of the boards as well,
48-39, grabbing 15 offensive rebounds which translated into nine
points.
Randolph was paced by Taylor Samuels' 15 points on seven-for-13
shooting while Allie Druffel had 10 points and 10 rebounds on the
evening. Jacqueline Hockman chipped in eight points for the
WildCats who shot 21-for-61 (34.4%) from the floor and hit just
41.7% (5-of-12) of their free throws.
Emory & Henry advances to take on the #2 seed in the
tournament, Randolph-Macon College, on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m.
at the Salem Civic Center. The contest will be the third of four
quarterfinal games in the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament to be
played on Friday, with action beginning at 1:00 p.m.
--- This release is
courtesy of the Emory & Henry College sports information
department. ---
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