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TEam
56
Winner Bridgewater (VA) BC 8-2,2-0 ODAC
20
Methodist METHU 3-8,2-2 USA South
Winner
Bridgewater (VA) BC
8-2,2-0 ODAC
56
Final
20
Methodist METHU
3-8,2-2 USA South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bridgewater (VA) BC 16 18 10 12 56
Methodist METHU 5 5 4 6 20

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Defense Rolls as Eagles Dominate Methodist

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Bridgewater College women's basketball team took care of Methodist 56-20, in dominant fashion.
 
The Basics
Score: (RV) Bridgewater 56, Methodist 20
Records: (RV) Bridgewater 8-2, Methodist 3-8
 
How It Happened
  • Asia WIlliams got the Eagles on the board on BC's first possession, but a Methodist three-pointer gave the Monarchs the lead. The Monarchs lead did not last as Riley Corcoran scored on the other end and sparked a 12-0 BC run over the next five minutes. Corocran had seven of the 12 points for BC including the three-pointer on a dish from Aylin Humpherys to make it 14-3. Methodist ended its scoring drought, but a layup by Anna-Faith Brunk in the final minute of the period made it 16-5 for the Eagles after 10 minutes of play. 
  • Katie O'Connor got the scoring started 2:39 into the second frame on a layup off a My'la Green helper. O'Connor followed that up on the other end with a bucket and the offense rolled along with the defense. Scores by Jaiden Polston, Autumn Gentry, Green, Corcoran and Humpherys fueled an 18-3 BC run throughout nearly the entire period. Bridgewater was 9-for-18 from the field during the span, while Methodist was scoreless on 10 attempts from the floor. MU finally got a make from the field in the frame on a two-point jumper in the waining seconds of the half to make it 34-10, in favor opf Bridgewater.
  • Methodist struck first out of the break, but that would be their only field goal of the third quarter. Corcoran, Brunk and Jay Garcia combined for a 7-0 BC run following the quarter-opening bucket to make it 41-12 before a Methodist free throw got the home team back on the board. O'Connor drilled a three-pointer to extend the lead out to 31 points, before a Monarchs make at the charity stripe made it 44-14 heading to the fourth quarter.
  • A make by Green at the charity stripe 90 seconds into the final stanza started the scoring, but a Monarchs' jumper cut the lead to under 30. A Corcoran score and four points from O'Connor fueled a 6-0 run for BC that followed to make it 51-16 with 3:53 to play. Methodist was able to put up a miniature 4-2 scoring run to make it 53-20 with two minutes to play, but a make at the line by Savannah Wilson and a Gentry bucket made it 56-20 to end the contest.
Match Notes,
  • Cocoran led BC in scoring for the ninth time in 10 games with 17 points. Katie O'Connor had a career-best 11 points. Gentry led BC on the glass with a career-high nine rebounds. The offense was a total team effort as 11 different Eagles scored.
  • Dunlap led Methodist with seven points and two of the Monarchs' five makes from the floor. Richardson had 11 rebounds for MU.
  • Bridgewater's defense executed extremely well, holding Methodist to 5-of-53 from the floor (9.4%). BC had a 56-38 edge on the glass for its first 50+ rebound game since last February. The Eagles also held Methodist to 20 points, the lowest since January of 1980.
Up Next
Bridgewater turns around and will take on Marymount just west of the Nation's Capiltal on Friday.
 
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