Box Score
DEMOREST, Ga. --- Asbury women's basketball (17-9, 14-3 CCS) traveled to the CCS Semifinals hosted at Piedmont University on Friday night, falling to Belhaven University (17-9, 14-4 CCS) 66-60.
Asbury was led in scoring by
Haleigh Releford and
Liz Boyd, each scoring 11 points each. Releford added two steals and 5-10 shooting from the field in 20 minutes of action, while Boyd went 4-6 and added four boards off the bench for AU.
Camryn Preston scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in 24 minutes of play. CCS Rookie of the Year
Emily Sizemore poured in nine points and four rebounds for the Eagles.
Camryn Poole added nine bench points for Asbury, pulling down five rebounds and taking two steals in 24 minutes.
Belhaven held the advantage in the paint, out-scoring AU 30-24 in such.
Belhaven was led in scoring by Katelyn Coleman's 17 off the bench. She added six rebounds for the Blazers. Also registering solid nights for BU was Ally Alford and Shakendalah Jones, who both scored 10 points in 35+ minutes each.
The Blazers out-rebounded the Eagles 49-37. BU grabbing 13 ORB and AU 12.
AU finished 22-67 (33%) from the field while the Blazers shot 24-63 (38%). AU hit on three three-pointers tonight, Belhaven hitting on five.
Asbury committed 15 turnovers on four Belhaven steals, the Blazers committed 19 turnovers on 10 steals for the Eagles. Asbury turned the turnovers into 21 points, BU turning Eagle turnovers into 13. AU has now turned over their opponents double-digit times in 24 of their 26 games on the season.
Asbury scored 26 bench points, while BU put up 44.
There was nine lead changes and two ties throughout the game, Asbury controlling the lead for 22 minutes of the game, Belhaven 17.
"Tonight just wasn't our night. Defensively I thought we played well and the ladies executed the game plan great. The problem was our offense was not there outside of the first quarter and Belhaven beat us on the boards. At this time of the year, you can't make multiple mistakes and expect to win. We learn from this and move on."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
Asbury will now turn to the NCCAA postseason trail, where they will await the Mideast Regional Tournament, with date and times TBA.
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Haleigh Releford | 11 PTS, 2 STL
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Camryn Preston | 10 PTS, 5 REB
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Liz Boyd | 11 PTS (4-6 FG), 4 REB
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Camryn Poole | 9 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
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Emily Sizemore | 9 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
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