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Women's Basketball

Releford Pours in a Career-High 30 Points; AU Collects 10th Straight Win

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STORY - THE ESSENTIALS
WILMORE, Ky.--- Junior, Multi-Media Journalism major Haleigh Releford scored a career-high 30 points (12-19 FG) on Tuesday night in Nashville, as Asbury (17-7) extended its winning streak to 10 games taking down Welch College (6-16), 88-51.

STORY - TOP PERFORMERS
* Haleigh Releford led all scorers with 30 points (12-19 FG), two steals, and two rebounds
* Celia Pelfrey added 13 points (3-6 3 PT), two assists, and two rebounds
* Trinity Shearer scored nine points, had four steals, eight rebounds, and four assists
* Camryn Poole poured in eight points (4-5 FG) and four assists off the bench
* Morgan Flannery scored six points, dished five assists, and came away with four steals
* Welch College was led in scoring by Macey Bowman with 20 points, seven rebounds, and five assists

Story Header Inside Notes
* AU shot 48% from the field and 23% from three.
* Welch shot 37% from the field and 33% beyond the arc.
* The Eagles scored 50 points in the paint and 31 points off turnover.
* Asbury's bench added 33 points.
* AU turned over the Flames 30 times leading to 19 steals.
* The Eagles won all four quarters throughout the game.
* The Flames out-rebounded Asbury, 41-37.
* AU only committed seven turnovers.
* Out of the 36 Eagle baskets, 19 were asissted on.
* There was only two lead changes throughout the game.
* Asbury had their biggest point run in the second quarter, 11-0 with 6:04 remaining.
* 27 of AU's 88 points were fast-break points. 

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* The win completes a season sweep over the Flames.
* AU led 37 of 40 minutes of action.
* Asbury finishes the season on the road with an 8-3 record.
* Trinity Shearer ties Courtney Albin for most steals in a women's basketball season (86).
* All Eagles saw action in today's victory. 

STORY - QUOTE
"Tonight was a solid win for us. We played steady from start to finish. Relly had a tremendous game tonight offensively, but she also play well defensively. The whole team is getting better each game out, which is what we want."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach

STORY - NEXT UP
Asbury finishes their 2023-2024 regular season on Friday night at 6 PM in the Luce Center against CU-Harrodsburg on Chick-Fil-A Senior Night.

STORY - FOLLOW TEAMAU
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* Watch our all TeamAU home games live at Asbury Sports Digital Network
* Use the links attached to the team schedules to watch live or follow live stats

 
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Players Mentioned

Camryn  Poole

#3 Camryn Poole

PG
5' 8"
Freshman
Haleigh  Releford

#10 Haleigh Releford

SG
5' 10"
Junior
Celia  Pelfrey

#00 Celia Pelfrey

SG
5' 10"
Senior
Trinity  Shearer

#14 Trinity Shearer

PG
5' 10"
Senior
Morgan  Flannery

#22 Morgan Flannery

PG
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Camryn  Poole

#3 Camryn Poole

5' 8"
Freshman
PG
Haleigh  Releford

#10 Haleigh Releford

5' 10"
Junior
SG
Celia  Pelfrey

#00 Celia Pelfrey

5' 10"
Senior
SG
Trinity  Shearer

#14 Trinity Shearer

5' 10"
Senior
PG
Morgan  Flannery

#22 Morgan Flannery

5' 6"
Sophomore
PG