BEREA, Ky -- The Asbury University women's basketball continues their win streak to 8 with the victory against Berea College 67-61 on Tuesday evening.
Top Performers:
* Paige Taylor led the Eagles in the scoring column with 19 points. She also collected six rebounds, a block, and one steal. The sophomore was 7-13 on the floor on the night and made all her free throws.
* Dennison rounded out the double figures with 10. Trinity Shearer also added eight points in the victory.
* Jaclyn Ruble, Autumn Herriford, and Emma Strunk added six points apiece.
Key Stats:
* Asbury's defense forced 23 turnovers and scored 12 points off of them. AU scored 42 points in the paint and produced 14 bench points.
* Asbury shot 40 percent from the field in the victory; however, Berea out-rebound AU by 47-37.
* Asbury kept the lead for most of the game and only had the lead change once; AU's largest lead was 17 points.
Quote:
"Tonight was a great win for us. Berea is a tremendous team. They have already won 20 games at this point and have the number one seed in their conference tournament. They hadn't lost at home all year, so to go there and win is very difficult."
"We started strong with the big lead, but we knew they would make a run and come back, and they did. We needed to be in these types of situations and come out with a win, and tonight we did."
-Head Coach Chad Mayes
Team Record:
Asbury improves to 18-4 with the victory against Berea.
Up Next:
The Eagles return to action at the Luce Center for their last home game on Thursday night against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg. Tip-off is set for a 5:30 p.m. start, and senior recognition will start around 7 p.m.
