WILMORE, Ky --The Asbury University women's basketball continues their win streak to 9 with the victory against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 98-44 on Thursday evening at the Luce Center on Senior Night.
Senior, Sarah Dennison, was recognized after the contest, along with Autumn Herriford, for breaking the All-Time Leading Scorer; she currently holds it with 1163 career points with more games to come.
Top Performers:
* Sarah Dennison finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and dished an assist, while Haleigh Releford added nine points and three rebounds.
* Megan Bellamy scored a career-high 15 points on 5-7 shooting from the field. Additionally, Bellamy dished out an assist, and collected five rebounds.
* Paige Taylor and Abby Harris each tabbed 12 points apiece.
* Celia Pelfrey collected 13 points and three rebounds.
Key Stats:
* Asbury shot 49 percent from the field and 69 percent from the free-throw line. The Eagles also out-rebounded the Pioneers on the glass 43-34
*AU shot 48 percent 8-12 in the second quarter field and improved to 66 percent 8-12 after halftime.
*Six Eagles scored in double figures to lead the way offensively.
*Asbury's defense forced 18 turnovers and scored 22 points off of them. AU's largest lead was 57 points in the fourth quarter.
Quote:
"Tonight's game was an amazing game for many reasons. Senior Night to honor SD, who is an absolute cornerstone of what we are doing here, was great. Then to be able to recognize Autumn for becoming the All-Time Scoring Leader at home was special. These two mean so much to me, our team and the program."
"As a team, we always look forward to playing in the Ray Shouse Memorial game for Coach Shouse and his family. The ladies always seem to play harder than usual for Will, Whit and the kids just because of how special this night is and how much Ray has impacted so many in his brief time."
-Head Coach Chad Mayes
Team Record:
Asbury improves to 19-4 with the victory against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg.
Up Next:
The Eagles return to action on the road to play against Miami University (Hamilton) on February 19.
