EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Basketball Team (6-5, 1-2 ODAC) made it four straight wins on Saturday afternoon as it picked up a convincing 75-62 victory over Virginia Wesleyan College (7-4, 2-1 ODAC) in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action at Bob Johnson Court. It was the Wasps' first win over the Marlins since a 60-57 result on January 16, 2009 in Virginia Beach and saw the team equal its number of wins from a year ago.
Emory & Henry came out with all cylinders running and built a 26-8 lead at the 12:47 mark of the first half, hitting four three-pointers during the stretch. VWC closed the gap to 10 (28-18) five minutes later thanks to a 10-2 run. The Wasps responded and pushed their advantage back to 43-27 at the half as they scored 10 of the last 12 points of the opening period.
The Marlins came out of the locker room on a 12-4 scoring run to close the gap to eight points with 14:25 left to play. Emory & Henry pushed back to lead again by double digits but Virginia Wesleyan slowly chipped into the deficit, getting within six (63-57) with 4:47 on the clock. Up by seven with two minutes to go it appeared as if the Wasps would claim the victory but they removed all doubt, closing the contest on a 9-3 run for the 75-62 win.
Emory & Henry saw four players reach double figures in scoring and shot 45.5 percent (25-for-55) for the game all while winning the points off turnover battle, 26-14. Sophomore guard Megan Jacoby (Richmond, Va.) was the Wasps' all-around leader, putting up 14 points, eight rebounds, six steals and five assists.
Junior forwards Karina Farr (Graham, Wash.) and Tamara Brewster (Morrow, Ga.) both had strong games as Farr notched 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists while Brewster's night consisted of 17 points, seven boards and three steals. Senior guard Kristie Langley (Staley, N.C.) added 15 points on four three-pointers and had four rebounds.
Virginia Wesleyan's Kelly Jones scored a game-high 18 points off the bench, connecting on four shots from beyond the arc. Nancy Kelly had 12 points and five rebounds while Andrea Paphites chipped in nine points, five rebounds and three assists. Brittany Glasco added six points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals.
As a team, the Marlins managed just 23-for-66 (34.8%) shooting for the game and fell victim to 23 turnovers. VWC hit nine shots from beyond the arc; however 54 percent of their field goal attempts came from long range.
Emory & Henry will conclude its four-game homestand on Tuesday with a non-conference matchup against Averett University. Tipoff between the Wasps and Cougars is set for 7:00 p.m.
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-photo courtesy of Caleb Johnston, E&H '15