WILMINGTON, Oh.--- The Asbury women's basketball team (2-1) traveled to Wilmington Oh., to take on Wilmington College (1-2) in game one of the Fred Raizk Memorial Classic.
Camryn Preston's 23 points helped propel the Eagles to a victory in the tight contest, 70-60.
Camryn Preston had a great night for the Eagles, pouring in 23 points on 11-14 FG, adding four steals, three rebounds, and two assists in 24 minutes of action.
Haleigh Releford and
Spencer Harvey each had double digit scoring games of their own, Releford scoring 14 and Harvey adding 11.
Celia Pelfrey added eight points off the bench along with three steals to help lead the Eagles in the defensive department.
Asbury was able to convert 38 points in the paint tonight comapred to WIlmington's 30. The Eagles also led the Quakers in points off turnover with 17 points to Wilmington's 10.
The AU defense was key in the victory, holding Wilmington to just 32% from the field and 21% from three-point range.
Asbury got off to a hot start hitting two quick three-point attempts, from
Haley Southerland and
Haleigh Releford to help jump out to an 8-3 lead. It was a back and forth affair after that with Wilmington leading 17-15 after the first 10 minutes of play.
A 9-0 run to cap off the second quarter gave AU a 36-28 lead heading into the break. The scoring on the run all came from
Haleigh Releford and
Camryn Preston. Releford scoring five and Preston adding four.
Asbury was able to fight off multiple attempts at a run by Wilmington's offense to help extend their lead to 12 points heading into the fourth quarter.
Camryn Preston poured in 10 of her game-high 23 points in the quarter to take the score to 54-42.
The Eagles were able to hold off the Quakers down the stretch to take the win, 70-60 to improve to a 2-1 record on the season.
Asbury will next play in Wilmington, Oh., in game two of the Fred Raizk Memorial Classic taking on Mount St. Joseph University Saturday afternoon at 1 PM.
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Camryn Preston | 23 PTS (11-14 FG), 3 REB, 4 STL
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Haleigh Releford | 14 PTS, 5 REB
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Spencer Harvey | 11 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
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Celia Pelfrey | 8 PTS (2-5 3PT), 3 STL
* Asbury converted 22 turnovers into 17 points
* AU was able to outscore Wilmington in the paint 38-30
* The Eagles scored 15 second chance points
"I'm super proud of tonight's performance! With three players out tonight with injuries and then Ma'Kiya getting hurt in the third quarter, we were able to overcome all that and still win. I told them we have to figure it out and we will not make excuses. Cam Preston really stepped and had a big impact on both ends of the floor. We will be looking for someone to step up again tomorrow."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
Asbury will next play in Wilmington, Oh., in game two of the Fred Raizk Memorial Classic taking on Mount St. Joseph University Saturday afternoon at 1 PM.
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