Elon 67, UNC Wilmington 61
ELON, N.C. - Shon Redmond tied an Elon game record with 10 steals as the Elon women's basketball team (2-1) picked up a 67-61 victory over UNC Wilmington (0-3) tonight, Nov. 18, in Alumni Gym.
Kelsey Evans picked up her second straight double-double with 13 points and 10 boards. Ali Ford led all players with 19 points, while Sam Coffer also tallied 10 rebounds. Redmond fell just short of a double-double, contributing nine points along with her 10 steals to the Phoenix victory.
Elon shot 38 percent from the field after making 26-of-68, while UNCW made 21-of-56 to shoot 37 percent. The Phoenix controlled the Seahawks on the glass, pulling down 49 boards to UNCW's 34. The Seahawks held the advantage at the charity stripe, shooting 73 percent after making 14-of-19.
The Phoenix jumped out to a five-point lead to start the game off a layup by Coffer and a three by Ford. With the Elon lead at just two with under 12 minutes remaining, the maroon and gold went on a 9-0 run that was capped by a Redmond jumper at the 9:48 mark to extend the advantage to 11, 27-16. The Seahawks whittled its deficit down to four, 30-26, to force an Elon timeout with 4:01 on the clock. The Phoenix would take a 37-30 edge into the locker room after the first 20.
The Seahawks came out strong in the second half and grabbed the lead by six, 59-53, at the 5:12 mark. Ford closed the gap to three by knocking down a huge three pointer and then tied the game at 59-all with three free throws after being fouled by UNCW's Jessica Freeman. A jumper by Jessica Farmer with the help of one of Redmond's steals put the Phoenix back on top, 61-59, with 2:31 left on the clock. A basket by Redmond and made free throws for Evans solidified the six-point win for Elon as the clock ticked under a minute.
The Phoenix will continue home play with a match up against American on Saturday, Nov. 24. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Davidson 63, Kennesaw State 54
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Eleven Wildcats etched their names in the scorer's book, led by Sophia Aleksandravicius' 15 points, and Davidson closed out the preseason Women's Basketball NIT with a 63-54 win over Kennesaw State in the third round of the consolation bracket Sunday evening in Johnson Arena on the campus of Morehead State.
Aleksandravicius reached the double-digit mark for the second game in a row and added six rebounds. She finished the two-day consolation rounds with 33 points, 17 rebounds, three blocks and six steals.
Hannah Early came off the bench for nine points and six rebounds, Sarah Davis collected seven points and Dakota Dukes dropped in six points to finish with a total of 20 points for the two days.
Barbara Sitton had four points, five rebounds and five assists to go with a couple of steals. She finished the two games vs. NIU and KSU with eight points, five rebounds, nine assists and four steals.
Davidson (1-2) held Kennesaw State to 32.3 percent shooting, while forcing 20 turnovers. The Wildcats turned those into 24 points. They also dominated inside, dropping in 32 points in the paint and getting 33 points from their bench.
The Owls (0-3), who hit 12 of their 20 field goals for the game from behind the arc, were led by Chelsea Mason's 13 points. Sametria Gideon recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Wildcats continued its defensive pressure from the night before vs. Northern Illinois, holding Kennesaw State scoreless through the first six and a halfminutes to open the game. Meanwhile, the offense jumped out to a 10-2 lead with Dukes and Aleksandravicius combining for four each.
Early got in on the scoring later, draining a triple and putting in a breakaway layup for a 17-7 lead with 7:56 left in the half. Then Aleksandravicius went on a scoring spree of her own, netting seven points in row to give Davidson a commanding27-7 advantage. KSU would hit four three-balls before the end of the half to cut the deficit to 31-19 at the break.
The second half saw the 'Cats defense hold the Owls without a field goal for seven minutes while pushing its lead out to 42-20 on a Davis free throw with 13:50 remaining. Shneeka Center gave the Wildcats their biggest lead at 60-34 when she swished home one of the 'Cats' four treys with 5:08 left, and they cruised the rest of the way for the win.
Davidson continues on its six-game road swing to open the campaign with a post-Thanksgiving trip to New Jersey to take on Rutgers for the first time Sunday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.
Troy 118, Furman 96
TROY, ALA. -- Kourtney Coleman and Joanna Harden scored 19 points each to lead a contingent of six double figure scorers and Troy blistered the nets by shooting 64.3 percent from the field to outgun Furman, 118-96, in women's basketball action Sunday afternoon at Trojan Arena.
The Trojans (1-2) converted 45-of-70 field goal attempts and 23-of-28 free throws en route to their first victory of the season.
Troy's 118-point outburst marked the second highest tally ever against Furman (1-2), which was paced by Teshia Griswold's career high 25-point performance. Sarah Durdaller added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Paladins, who were without injured preseason All-SoCon forward Brittany Hodges.
Brigid Morrissey chipped in 11 points for the Paladins, who shot 42.2 percent from the field (35-of-83) but wilted under the Trojans' up-tempo offense. Troy outscored Furman 77-50 on points in the paint.
A Savonia Bryan layup a little over two minutes into the game gave Furman a 9-7 lead, but it would last only six seconds before Britney McCloud drained a jump shot to tie the contest.
Troy led 27-23 midway through the first half before putting together a 12-3 run to go up 39-26 on a McCloud layup with 4:56 remaining.
The Trojans, who connected on 18-of-29 shots in the first half (62.1 percent), built on their 51-37 halftime advantage, extending it to 19 points at 64-45 on a Beverly-Kelley 3-pointer two minutes into the second half.
Furman made two mild second half runs, cutting the Trojans' lead to 13 points at 78-65 on a Kelsey Ellis 3-pointer at the 12:07 mark and later to 12 points at 86-74 with a Teshia Griswold layup, but both times Troy answered to keep the Paladins in check.
The Trojans' shooting heated up even more over the game's final 20 minutes (65.9 percent).
Coleman claimed a game high 10 rebounds to go along with her 19 points for Troy.
Furman returns to action on Saturday when it entertains Mercer in a 2:00 p.m. contest at Timmons Arena.