ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-
Yarden Danan scored a season-high 23 points while
Kacie Juday recorded her fourth double-double this season as the Eckerd women's basketball team won by 19 points over Albany State (Ga.) at the McArthur Center on Tuesday afternoon.
HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 73, Albany State 54
Records: Eckerd 10-2, Albany State 7-8
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The game got off to a bit of a slow start as neither team scored until Armi Anttila's layup two and a half minutes in. From there, the Tritons heated up and didn't relinquish the lead for the rest of the night. Eckerd went on a 10-2 run to start the game highlighted by back-to-back 3's from Danan and Abby Whiteye. The Tritons outscored the Golden Rams by 13 points, ending the quarter with a 19-6 lead.
- Danan continued Eckerd's hot hand sinking a 3-pointer just six seconds into the second quarter to start a 9-2 Eckerd run. Eckerd went on another 9-2 run to end the quarter as Brooke Juday added two free throws in the final minute to extend Eckerd's lead to 22 points at the half, 39-17.
- Eckerd cruised early in the third quarter, seeing its largest lead of the night of 26 points twice within the period. The first came at the 5:57 mark after back-to-back 3's by Dallas Dickerson and Ada Yalcin and again with 5:00 left off a Kacie Juday layup. ASU used full court pressure to counter the Tritons' perimeter shooting, forcing EC into a bit of dysfunction toward the end of the quarter. The Golden Rams trimmed seven points off the deficit as Eckerd took a 56-37 lead into the final period.
- The two teams played even in the final quarter both scoring 17 points apiece. Eckerd pushed to a 22 point lead with 2:50 left on a Danan layup before Albany State ended the game with a free throw to give Eckerd a 19 point win.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Danan led all scorers with 23 points while two other Tritons had double-digits: Juday (14) and Zoe Richards (12). Danan also sunk a season high five 3-pointers, finishing the night 5-for-9 from behind the line.
- Juday grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, recording her fourth double-double of the season. Danan also grabbed five rebounds, while three other Tritons grabbed four rebounds apiece.
- Ada Yalcin distributed the ball well adding a season-high seven assists to go along with six points.
QUOTABLE
"I was happy with how we bounced back from a tough loss to Lewis on Sunday. We defended well from the start and held them down through the first half. We also executed well and knocked down open shots. It was good to pick up another win before the break." - EC head coach
Paul Honsinger
UP NEXT
Eckerd will take a break in action for the holidays with its next game on December 30Â hosting Rollins for a 2:00 PM start.
