DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Hood College women's basketball team fell to Roanoke College in the opening game of the Daytona Beach Shootout Tournament by a score of 60-41.
Inside the Box Score
- Lele Wright (Wilmington, Del./Howard) led the Blazers with 14 points, adding four rebounds and three assists.
- Snoop Robinson (Atlanta, Ga./Holderness) recorded a career high in points with 11, while pulling down six rebounds.
How it Happened
- The Blazers took the lead in the opening three minutes with a lay-up from Wright and a 3-pointer by Stanford, to go ahead 5-2.
- Roanoke took its first lead of the game on a Jabryah Haverkamp driving lay-up, which gave the Maroons a 7-5 lead with 6:26 left in the first period. That basket was a part of a 20-2 run, put together by Roanoke over the final eight minutes of the first period, taking a 22-7 lead after one period.
- Roanoke went on a 7-0 run in the second period, led by Sayre Brandstatter's five points, giving the Maroons their largest lead of 33-12 with 6:14 remaining.
- Hood answered back with a 9-2 two-minute run, a result of three straight 3-pointers, including two by Robinson. The surge helped the Blazers get back within striking distance with a 39-26 deficit heading into halftime.
- The Blazers managed to dwindle the Roanoke lead to 49-39 with a pair of free throws from Marlise Newson (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) late in the third period, but the Maroons extended the lead to 54-39 by the end of the quarter.
- The Maroons scored 18 to the Blazers 11 in the final period to win the game by a score of 72-50.
Analysis
- Roanoke held the field goal percentage advantage 39 percent to the Blazers 29 percent.
- The Maroons outrebounded the Blazers 51-40 in the game.
- The Roanoke bench outscored Hood 36-15.
For the Opponent
- Morgan Micallef led the Maroons in points with 15, adding six rebounds and three steals.
- Peyton Kirchner scored 14 off the bench, shooting 6-for-11.
- Lauren Keel and Brandstatter each had 11 points on the afternoon.
Notes
- Hood falls to 4-7, while Roanoke, which was receiving votes by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, improved to 7-0.
Up Next
- The Blazers are back in action on Tuesday, December 20 to take on Williams College to conclude their trip to the Daytona Beach Shootout at 11 a.m.
