CARROLLTON, Ga. – The Eastern Kentucky University girls’s basketball workforce moved to 9-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference play with a 68-55 victory over West Georgia on Thursday night time inside The Coliseum in the league’s ASUN Game of the Week.
With the win, EKU improves to 18-4 total and stays good in convention motion, taking a commanding three-game lead in the ASUN standings with a street win over the league’s second-place Wolves.
Four Colonels completed in double figures, led by senior ahead Joseana Vaz, who recorded an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double. Vaz added three 3-pointers in the effort.
Sophomore guard Liz Freihofer posted 17 factors, six rebounds, and 4 assists whereas flattening three pictures from past the arc. With her efficiency, the Union, Kentucky native moved into the high 10 in program historical past in profession 3-pointers and recorded her twentieth double-figure scoring recreation of the season.
Senior guard Althea Kara Angeles added 12 factors, six rebounds, and a team-high 5 assists on 5-of-8 capturing, whereas senior guard Ndidiamaka Ndukwe completed with 11 factors and three assists.
EKU shot 44 % (26-of-59) from the subject and related on eight 3-pointers. The Colonels narrowly received the rebounding battle, 39-38, and assisted on 13 of their 26 made subject targets.
West Georgia (13-7, 6-3 ASUN) suffered a pivotal loss in the convention race, snapping an 11-game residence successful streak and falling to a few video games down in the standings. Asia Donald led the Wolves with 18 factors.
The Colonels got here out firing in the opening quarter, flattening six 3-pointers to construct a 26-10 lead. Vaz scored early with a layup and two triples, whereas Freihofer added a pair of 3s as EKU assisted on eight of its 10 first-quarter subject targets and compelled 4 turnovers.
Defense carried EKU in a slower-paced second quarter as the Colonels held West Georgia in verify and took a 34-26 lead into halftime. Ndukwe supplied a spark with a basket inside and a 3-pointer as EKU managed the glass.
EKU pushed the margin again to 14 by the finish of the third quarter. Vaz hit one other 3 and received to the free-throw line throughout a key stretch, Freihofer added a transition 3, and Angeles transformed a three-point play to make it 53-39.
West Georgia tried a late rally, however EKU remained composed down the stretch. Angeles opened the fourth with a jumper, and the Colonels closed out the 68-55 win with balanced scoring and well timed defensive stops.
EKU returns to motion tomorrow dealing with Queens University at 6 p.m. ET in Charlotte. The recreation was moved from Saturday as a consequence of the menace of winter climate in the native space over the weekend. Fans can discover the recreation streamed stay on ESPN+.