WILMORE, Ky. --- Playing their fourth game in seven days, Asbury women's basketball (12-7, 9-1 CCS) used explosive second and third quarters to propel passed Agnes Scott (2-17, 1-9 CCS), 93-58.
Asbury was led in scoring by three-time reigning CCS Rookie of the Week
Emily Sizemore's 18 points. Sizemore added four rebounds and came away with four steals.
AU was paced in scoring by
Juleigh Anne Tucker's 15 and
Liz Boyd's 11. Tucker converted on a season-high five of six from three-point range, while Boyd gathered her first Asbury double-double grabbing 10 boards in just 13 minutes of action.
Camryn Poole and
Camryn Preston added eight and seven points respectively for the Eagles.
Haleigh Releford gained a team-high six seals, averaging 2.9 SPG. Releford has gathered 20 steals in her last five games.
AU out-scored the Scotties in every frame except the fourth. Asbury expanded their leads the largest in the second and third quarters, winning the second 27-8 and the third 28-13.
The Eagles controlled the paint scoring 36 points inside the paint, while ASC scored 24.
Agnes Scott was led in scoring by Laila Williams 14 and four rebounds. Rounding out the majority of scoring for the Scotties was Anissa Brailsford and Zania Gay, both pouring in 11 points and Brailsford grabbing a team-high seven boards.
The Eagles out-rebounded Agnes Scott 38-31, AU pulled down 19 ORB while ASC came away with 11. Asbury turned the 19 into 15 second chance points, Agnes Scott finishing with 10.
AU finished 34-76 (45%) from the field while the Eagles defense held ASC to 22-54 (41%). AU drained 13 threes on the night, five coming from
Juleigh Anne Tucker, while ASC hit on five.
Asbury committed just 13 turnovers on eight Scotties steals, Agnes Scott committed 33 turnovers on 21 steals for the Eagles. Asbury turned the turnovers into 42 points, Agnes Scott turning Eagle turnovers into nine. AU has now turned over their opponents double-digit times in 17 of their 19 games.
Asbury scored 56 bench points, with every single Eagle seeing the floor in action for the fourth straight game. AU has scored 116 bench points over the last two matches.
There was one lead change throughout the game, Asbury controlled for the majority of the match.
Agnes Scott drops to 1-9 in the conference, while Asbury improves their standing to 9-1 in the CCS, and first place.
The game was the last between the Scotties and Eagles on the year, AU winning the season series 2-0.
"I was very pleased with tonight's win. We got home late from our long road trip last night, but we were able to focus on the game and played pretty well. We always say that we will never make excuses for anything, and the ladies blocked out being tired and turned in a solid performance. Em and Ju shot the 3 great tonight and everyone else played well on the defensive end. That added up to a good win for us."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
Asbury next welcomes LaGrange to the Luce Center, taking on the Panthers at 4 PM on Friday.
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Emily Sizemore | 18 PTS (6-10 FG, 4-8 3 PT), 4 STL, 4 REB
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Juleigh Anne Tucker | 15 PTS (5-6 3 PT)
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Liz Boyd | 11 PTS, 10 REB
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Haleigh Releford | 4 PTS, 6 STL
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Camryn Poole | 8 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
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Camryn Preston | 7 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
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Ma'Kiya West | 8 PTS, 2 REB
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