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Freeman
70
Winner Bridgewater (VA) BC 8-3,4-1 ODAC
26
Va. Wesleyan VWU 3-9,1-6 ODAC
Winner
Bridgewater (VA) BC
8-3,4-1 ODAC
70
Final
26
Va. Wesleyan VWU
3-9,1-6 ODAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bridgewater (VA) BC 17 19 17 17 70
Va. Wesleyan VWU 6 9 5 6 26

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Dominates Virginia Wesleyan.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Bridgewater College women's basketball team cruised to a 70-26 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Bridgewater 70; Virginia Wesleyan 26
Records: Bridgewater 8-3 (4-1 ODAC); Virginia Wesleyan 3-9 (1-6 ODAC)


HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Marlins got on the board first by sinking a pair at the line. VWU capitalized after BC could not capitalize after a pair of offensive rebounds to make it 4-0 before Riley Corcoran got the scoring started for BC. Corcoran knocked down a jumper to even the game, but the Marlins replied to step back in front momentarily. Abby Freeman knocked down a pair at the line after a trio of offensive rebounds to spark a 13-0 run over the final 6:28 of the opening frame. Five different Eagles got in on the scoring action led by Alsberry with four during the run to go ahead 17-6 after 10 minutes of play.
  • Jay Garcia got the scoring started in the second frame before a Marlins three pointer got the home side back to within 10. Reagan Maynard answered the call for BC with a long-range make of her own. VWU scored on back-to-back possessions before an Alsberry bucket ended the short scoring spurt. The Alsberry layup from the office started a 14-2 Bridgewater run over the final six minutes and change fueled by six from Corcoran. The BC defense held VWU to 1-for-9 from the floor during the span to take a 36-15 edge to the intermission.
  • Freeman got the third quarter going with an assist on an Alsberry layup and followed it with a make of her own. An old-school three-point play from Kayla Ford and a floater from Corcoran forced a Marlin timeout as BC had opened the quarter on an 11-1 run over the first four minutes and change. Jay Garcia nailed a turnaround jumper before Virginia Wesleyan ended the field goal drought with a make from the deep corner. Aylin Humpherys found Jaiden Polston on an inbound play to get the Eagles back on the board just north of the two-minute mark before VWU knocked down one of two at the line in response. Humpherys found Garcia on the block for a difficult two to make it 53-20 for BC heading to the final period.
  • Alsberry got the Eagles on the board to start the fourth before the Marlins drained a three on the other end. BC replied with a Freeman make and then the senior dropped a dime to Alsberry down low for an easy two. The Eagles offense kept rolling with layups from Autumn Gentry and another from Freeman before a Corcoran make made it a 10-0 BC run. Bridgewater outscored Virginia Wesleyan 5-3 after the 10-point run thanks to five points from Humpherys down the stretch to take home a victory.
MATCH NOTES
  • Alsberry tallied her fist double-double since the season opener with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Freeman was just two rebounds short of matching her effort with 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
  • Corcoran led all scorers with 16 points on 7-for-7 from the floor. The sophomore also added three rebounds, three assists and four steals.  
  • The Bridgewater defense showed out allowing its least amount of points this season and held their second opponent to under 30 points this season. The Eagles achieved so by tallying 16 steals and holding the Marlins to a 20% clip from the floor.
  • Bridgewater dominated the battle on the glass 59-25. BC had 28 offensive rebounds led by eight from Alsberry.  
UP NEXT
Bridgewater heads south to Danville on Saturday to take on Averett at 2 p.m.
 
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