Saturday, February 12, 2005
LADY EAGLES ROLL PAST BLUE HOSE 88-55
CLINTON,
SC – Carson-Newman College placed five players in double
figures as the Lady Eagles defeated Presbyterian College 88-55
in South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball action
Saturday afternoon at the Ross E. Templeton Center.
In the
first half, the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead before PC’s
junior forward Rebecca Wessinger
(Laurens, SC) hit a pair of free throws at the 15:39 mark
to put the Blue Hose on the scoreboard. Carson-Newman extended
their lead to as many as 20 points at 31-11 midway through the
half behind 11 first half points from senior center Tiffany
Parker (Newnan, GA). The Blue Hose responded with a 16-12
run in the final six minutes to trail 43-27 at intermission.
Carson-Newman
shot 41.9% from the field in the first half and held a 13-9
advantage on the offensive glass while PC shot only 37.0% from
the field. Wessinger led PC with eight first half points while
redshirt junior Renita Clark (Rossville, GA) came off
the bench for the Lady Eagles to score nine points. PC’s
junior center Wesley
Campbell (Greenville, SC) had a solid performance in
her first start at center with five points, six rebounds, and
three blocks.
The second
half saw the Lady Eagles control the game with solid shooting
from the deep as they hit five-of-10 three-point field goals.
Carson-Newman held the lead throughout the half as they
dominated the backboards with a 44-36 advantage including
21-15 on the offensive glass for the game.
The Lady
Eagles were led in scoring by Clark with 18 points off the
bench while freshman forward Brooke Johnson (Seymour,
TN) added 17 points and five boards. Parker chipped in 15
points while junior guard Giovvanni Booker (Orlando,
FL) and sophomore guard Gretchen Geyer (New Carlisle,
IN) added 12 points apiece.
PC was led
by Wessinger with a game-tying 19 points on seven-of-11
shooting from the field while Campbell added eight points, a
game-high 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Carson-Newman improves to 18-5 overall and 8-2 in the league while Presbyterian falls to 7-16 overall and 4-6 in the league.