Third-Quarter Run Sparks Triton Victory at Christian Brothers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Eckerd women's basketball team used a pair of 15-3 runs in the second and third quarters to build an insurmountable lead, winning its sixth straight game on Wednesday evening at Christian Brothers (Tenn.), 67-50.

HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 67, Christian Brothers 50
Records: Eckerd 8-1, Christian Brothers 2-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tritons struggled with turnovers early in the game, giving the ball away four times in the first five minutes and seven times in the opening quarter.  As a result, the Bucs were able to stay step-for-step through the first 10 minutes as the lead changed hands 10 times.  A 3-pointer by CBU's Sara Owen gave her team the lead with 2:18 to go in the period, but Dallas Dickerson answered with a 3 to put Eckerd on top, 13-12, at the end of the quarter.
• After Christian Brothers took an 18-15 lead, the Tritons went on a 15-3 run over the final 6:17 of the first half.  Brooke Juday got things started with a 3-pointer, followed by two triples from Kacie Juday as part of 10 unanswered points.  CBU pulled within three before Ada Yalcin drained a 3-pointer and Kacie Juday turned a steal into a layup just before the end of the half to give the Tritons a 30-22 lead.
• Eckerd started slowly in the third quarter, going scoreless for the first three minutes, before breaking out and triggering a 15-3 run that essentially put the game out of reach for Christian Brothers.  The burst was capped by nine unanswered points and ended with a 3-pointer by Chelsea Johnson from the left corner that gave EC a 45-26 lead.
• The Tritons stretched their lead to as many as 22 points early in the fourth quarter following back-to-back layups by Armi Anttila.  CBU cut the deficit to 14 on two occasions before Eckerd cruised to a 67-50 win.

NOTES AND NUMBERS

• Eckerd completed a home-and-home sweep of Christian Brothers with tonight's win.  The Tritons handled CBU in the McArthur Center on November 11 by a final score of 78-56.
• The Tritons shot a season-high 56.8 percent from the floor and went 14-of-21 in the second half.  At the same time, Eckerd held Christian Brothers to 29.3 percent shooting.
• Kacie Juday was the only Triton to reach double-figures, scoring 18 points to tie her second-highest scoring output of the season.  She also had six rebounds and five assists.

QUOTABLE
"We executed well offensively tonight, especially in the second half shooting 67 percent from the field and scoring 34 total points in the paint.  We hope to carry this momentum into another conference game on Saturday." - EC head coach Paul Honsinger

UP NEXT
The Tritons return to the McArthur Center on Saturday to host Palm Beach Atlantic at 2:00 PM in a Sunshine State Conference contest.