WILMORE, Ky.--- Asbury women's basketball (3-3) got back into action after the Thanksgiving break by taking on Huntingdon College (1-3) in game one of two in the Piedmont Classic.
Celia Pelfrey helped lead the Eagles past the Hawks with 17 points off the bench in way to a 89-50 victory.
* Celia Pelfrey added 17 points off the bench (5-7 3PT), and two rebounds
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Trinity Shearer scored 10 points in her return to the lineup with five steals
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Morgan Flannery tallied seven points, four steals, and four rebounds
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Camryn Preston helped score eight points, five blocks, two steals, four assists, and four rebounds
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Abigail Harris scored nine points off the bench, added five rebounds, four assists, and two steals
* Asbury leads the all-time series between the two schools 2-0
* With the win, AU gets back to .500 with a 3-3 record
* The Eagles look to get over .500 tomorrow in game two of the classic against Piedmont
"Tonight we played extremely well. It was good to have Trin back tonight after being out for the last three games. She makes a tremendous difference on both ends of the court. What I love the most about this team is the fact that nobody cares who scores or shoots. Tonight Celia shot the ball extremely well on our second group and her biggest fans were the first group. We have one focus and it's to be relentless at all times."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
* Asbury shot 47% from the field on the night and 35% from three
* AU scored 35 points off turnover and collected 38 points in the paint
* Nine Eagles scored seven or more points
* AU's bench was key with 49 points out of 89 coming from them
* Asbury defense held Huntingdon to 27% from the field and 16% from 3PT
* The Hawks claimed 24 points in the paint
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Morgan Flannery (4) and
Trinity Shearer (5) helped lead the defense with 20 steals
* The Eagles poured in 28 points in the first quarter, their second most in a single quarter this season
* AU kept it up in the second quarter, pouring in 21 more points to take a 49-19 lead into the half
* The Eagles offense stayed hot coming out of the break, starting the half on a 13-2 run capped off by a three from
Celia Pelfrey
* Asbury didn't look back and took a 89-50 victory to get back to .500 with a 3-3 record
Asbury will take on Piedmont University in game two of the Piedmont Classic tomorrow at 4 PM.
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