EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Basketball Team (7-1, 2-0 ODAC) saw all 12 players who suited up put their name in the scoring column Wednesday evening as it beat Ferrum College (0-7, 0-3 ODAC) in a 92-44 rout.
The 48-point margin of victory was the largest for E&H since beating the same Panther squad a year ago to the day by an 87-28 margin (59 points.)
The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Emory & Henry 92, Ferrum 44
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Bob Johnson Court at the John Rutledge King Center
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (7-1, 2-0 ODAC); Ferrum (0-7, 0-3 ODAC)
How It Happened
- The two squads battled to an 8-8 tie at the 5:09 mark of the first period but Emory & Henry scored 11 in a row to lead 19-8 with a minute left on the clock. The Wasps took a 22-13 advantage into the second.
- Ferrum pulled to within six (25-19) with 6:13 to go before the half, but E&H closed on a 13-5 run for a 38-24 lead at the intermission capped by a buzzer-beating three-pointer by senior forward Sydney McKinney (Big Stone Gap, Va.).
- The Panthers scored the opening two buckets of the third to cut it to 38-30, provoking a swarm of offense from the Wasps. Emory & Henry ran its advantage to 23 (58-35), scoring 20 of the next 25 points and extended the margin to 68-42 with 10 minutes left to play.
- In the fourth, E&H was able to give its bench important minutes in a conference game while also resting its starters. The Wasps continued to pull away, outscoring the Panthers, 24-2, for the final 92-44 margin.
Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Senior forward Kara Stafford (Bristol, Tenn.) led all players in scoring, tying her career-high with 19 points and added four rebounds while McKinney went for 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
- Senior forward Peyton Williams (Saltville, Va.) notched her sixth double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds, adding seven assists and four steals.
- Sophomore center Alexis Hoppers (Sparta, N.C.) came within one point of her career-high with 13 points and one board away from a double-double.
Ferrum Individual Leaders
- Kayla Cabiness paced the Panthers with 11 points, hitting a trio of three-pointers while Jacy Marvin had nine points and five rebounds on three makes from long range.
A Deeper Look
- E&H shot 53.6 percent (37-for-69) for the game, assisting on 24 of their baskets (64.8% assist-to-field goal ratio). The Wasps were nearly perfect at the line, going 12-of-13 (92.3%) for the evening.
- Ferrum made just 17-of-72 (23.6%) of its shots and struggled from long range, hitting only 21.1 percent (8-of-38) of its threes.
-Emory & Henry held a 49-38 rebounding advantage and dominated the low post, outscoring Ferrum by a 60-16 margin on points in the paint.
- E&H also led 18-2 on points off turnovers and 17-2 on fast-break points.
- The Wasps' bench easily handled their Panther counterpart by a 33-6 margin.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry will be on the road Saturday when it visits University of Lynchburg for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference contest at 2:00 p.m.
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