FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's basketball team held Notre Dame of Maryland to 30 percent shooting as the Blazers picked up a 73-53 win in non-conference action.
Inside the Box Score
- Jenna Davis-Hans recorded a career-high of 17 points. The first year went 5-of- 10 shooting, including a perfect 3-of-3 beyond the arc, and made all four of her free throw attempts.
- Marlise Newson finished with 15 points and added five rebounds. She went 3-of-5 shooting, 8-of- 10 at the charity stripe and notched a 3-pointer.
- Tiffany Manning scored 13 points and added eight rebounds, and a career-high seven assists.
- Morgan Anderson added 12 points and five rebounds. The senior went 5-of-9 from the field and 2- for -2 at the free throw line.
How it Happened
- The Blazers took a seven-point lead as the Gators were held off the scoreboard for almost four minutes to start the game. Jenna Davis-Hans led the Blazers with seven of her 17 points in the period. A 3-pointer by Newson in the final minute gave Hood a 19-7 lead to end the quarter.
- Hood continued to build its lead in the second quarter. Newson hit a pair of foul shots with 1:10 left to give the Blazers their biggest lead of the half at 32-15 before settling for a 14-point edge at the half, 32-18.
- Hood led by 17 in the third quarter before a six-point spurt by the Gators pulled them within 44-33 on a Bethani Newbold layup with 2:22 left in the quarter. Four different players scored down the stretch for the Blazers and a layup by Brenna Ellenberger with 33 seconds remaining grew the lead to 19, 52-33.
- The momentum of the eight-point run to end the third quarter carried over to the final period with the Blazers going on a 14-4 run to open the fourth. Tiffany Manning capped the run with a layup and the and-one to make it 66-37 with 7:05 to go. The Gator's Ayana Brim started an 8-0 run with 2:45 left of the game, but the damage was already done.
Analysis
- The Blazers outrebounded the Gators 44-32.
- Notre Dame (Md.) held an 18-13 advantage in points off turnovers.
- Hood, who ranks among the national leaders in 3-point field goal defense, limited the Gators to 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.
For the Opponent
- Alexis Durham led the Gators with 18 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, and seven rebounds.
- Daija Fitchett grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Notes
- The Blazers improved to 4-3 on the season, while the Gators dropped to 3-5.
Up Next
The Blazers travel to Albright College on Saturday, December 11 at 1 p.m.
