DECATUR, Ga. --- Asbury (9-7, 6-1 CCS) used a 51-point first half on Friday night to take down Agnes Scott (2-15, 1-7 CCS) in the school's first match-up of the season, 82-50. Sophomore
Emily Sizemore was near perfect from the floor scoring 19 points on 8-9 shooting en route to the team's sixth straight victory.
The Eagles were paced by
Ma'Kiya West and
Haleigh Releford on the night. West hit three 3's and gathered three assists and steals, scoring 11 points. Releford filled the box score, pouring in 13 points, grabbing five rebounds, and coming away with five steals.
Carley Hinshaw had a career day for AU, scoring a career-high 10 points on 5-8 shooting, four rebounds, and three assists.
Liz Boyd led the Eagles on the glass grabbing eight boards in just 17 minutes of action.
Asbury got out to a quick lead, out-scoring the Scotties 31-6 in the first frame and 20-9 in the second to take a 51-15 lead into the break. The total was the most points scored by the Eagles in a half on the year.
ASC fought back in the second winning the third and fourth quarters and out-scoring AU 35-31 in the half, but ultimately wasn't enough falling 82-50.
Agnes Scott was led in scoring by Anissa Brailsford's 17 points and five rebounds. The Scotties were paced by Laila Williams' 13 points off the bench adding four rebounds and three assists on the evening.
The Scotties and Eagles finished dead even at 45 in the rebounding battle, AU grabbing 16 ORB and ASC snagging 14.
AU finished 29-75 (39%) from the field while Agnes Scott shot 19-58 (31%). The Eagles converted on 12 shots beyond the arc while the Scotties finished with three.
Asbury committed 21 turnovers on 10 Scotties steals, Agnes Scott committed 37 turnovers on 24 steals for the Eagles. The 24 steals were the most in a game this season for AU.
Asbury scored 36 bench points, with every single Eagle seeing the floor in action tonight.
There were zero lead changes and ties throughout the match, Asbury controlling from the tip-off.
Agnes Scott drops to 1-7 in the conference, while Asbury improves their standing to 6-1 in the CCS, and winning their sixth straight game.
The Scotties and Eagles will match-up next week on Wednesday at 6 PM in Wilmore for a make-up from the January 11th reschedule.
"First off, you have to credit Agnes Scott for their effort in the second half. They could have easily packed it in, but instead played hard. We got off to a great start and it really propelled us the rest of the way. Our defense and 3 point shooting early set the tone for the game. This game gave us a chance to play everyone, which is always good, because the young ones practice hard every day and deserve their chance to play when they can."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
Asbury will travel to Wesleyan College on Saturday to take on the Wolves in Macon, GA at 2 PM.
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Emily Sizemore | 19 PTS (8-9 FG), 3 STL
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Haleigh Releford | 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL
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Ma'Kiya West | 11 PTS (3-4 3 PT), 3 STL
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Carley Hinshaw | 10 PTS (Career High), 4 REB, 3 AST
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Liz Boyd | 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
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