Elon 75, UNC Wilmington 64WILMINGTON, N.C. – Jenifer Rhodes recorded her first career double-double to help the Elon University women's basketball team to a 75-64 victory over the UNC Wilmington Seahawks on Wednesday night, Nov. 13, at Trask Coliseum. Elon (2-0) opened up a double-digit lead late in the game behind Rhodes' play in the paint and on defense, as the rookie ended the night with 12 points, 10 boards and three blocked shots. Senior Kelsey Harris led the Phoenix with 16 points, while rookie Lauren Brown posted 13 points in a winning effort. Elon shot 44 percent from the field in the win and won the battle on the glass, 38-35. On defense, the Phoenix forced the Seahawks into 19 turnovers and limited the opposition to 2-of-16 shooting from beyond the arc. The two teams jockeyed for position in the opening frame, but the Phoenix managed to pull away late in the half to take a 32-28 advantage into the locker room at intermission. Harris and Brown led the Phoenix with seven points in the first 20 minutes, as Elon shot 45 percent from the field. The Elon bench was key in the first half, outscoring its counterparts, 11-1. Sam Coffer gave the Phoenix a six-point lead with less than 13 minutes remaining in the second period after connecting on a jumper from the elbow to make it a 47-41 game. Coffer finished the night with five points and four rebounds. Rhodes pushed the Phoenix out to a 10-point lead with less than nine minutes to play after going to work in the paint for a layup that made it a 57-47 game. Elon forced a UNCW timeout with 5:41 remaining after a Brown layup gave the Phoenix a 64-51 advantage. The Seahawks managed to make it a six-point game with 2:28 to play after a Kelva Atkins layup on a fast-break, but the Phoenix managed to keep UNCW in check for the duration of the game to secure the win
Kentucky 103, Georgia Southern 38
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Seventh-ranked Kentucky put six players in double figures in the scoring column, led by Bernisha Pinkett’s 19 points, and used its full-court pressing defense to force 35 Georgia Southern turnovers as the Wildcats downed the Eagles 103-38 in their home opener Wednesday afternoon in Memorial Coliseum.
Angel McGowan scored 10 points to lead Georgia Southern (0-2), and Briana Jones posted seven points and eight rebounds.
Evans scored 15 points for the Wildcats (3-0), while Linnae Harper and DeNesha Stallworth each netted 13 points. Samarie Walker tallied 12 points and nine rebounds, and Azia Bishop collected 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Wildcats had 24 steals as a team and scored 44 points off of Eagle turnovers. Kentucky held Georgia Southern to 25.5 percent shooting for the game and scored 22 fast-break points.
Kentucky’s relentless full-court pressure forced the Eagles into 19 first-half turnovers and rushed Georgia Southern into shooting 5-for-22 from the field. The Wildcats raced out to a 20-5 lead to start the contest, and after the Eagles cut the margin to 23-9, scored 15 straight points en route to a 49-13 cushion at the break.