ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.- The Eckerd women's basketball team won its seventh straight game Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Center with a 24-point win over Palm Beach Atlantic behind a season-high 16 points from
Dallas Dickerson and another 16 points from
Kacie Juday.
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HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 68, Palm Beach Atlantic 44
Records: Eckerd 9-1 (4-1 SSC); Palm Beach Atlantic 1-8 (0-5 SSC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams started the game slowly, but Eckerd was a little sharper in opening the game on a 10-2 run. The Sailfish managed to cut the deficit down to four points, but Armi Anttila strung together back-to-back layups followed by a Juday free throw to give Eckerd a 15-8 lead to end the first quarter.
- Dickerson started the second quarter off with a bang, draining a 3-pointer just four seconds in. She followed a minute later with another 3 to give Eckerd a 15-point lead. The Sailfish went on a 7-2 run midway through the quarter to pull within eight, but Haeli Howard scored five consecutive points for Eckerd in 30 seconds via a 3-pointer and layup, putting Eckerd back up by 15. The Tritons would carry the same lead into halftime at 32-17.
- Both teams began the second half with a hot shooting hand, making a combined five 3-pointers. Eckerd, however, had the advantage as they made back-to-back-to-back 3's, two from Yarden Danan and one from Ada Yalcin. The Tritons went on to score 10 unanswered points late in the period before a Sailfish layup just before the buzzer broke the run and sent Eckerd into the final quarter with a 53-31 lead.
- Eckerd's hot hand would stay alive in the final quarter, utilizing a 12-4 run to extend its lead to 30 points. The run was highlighted by Dickerson and Zoe Richards, who combined to score all 12 points during the run. Palm Beach Atlantic scored the final six points of the game as Eckerd coasted to a 68-44 win.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Juday and Dickerson led Eckerd's offense posting a game-high 16 points each. Dickerson's 16 points were the most she has scored at Eckerd.
- Juday led Eckerd on the boards with 12 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She also dished out four assists.
- Eckerd struggled from the field in the first half, shooting 32.5 percent, but made 12-of-24 from the floor in the second half. Eckerd sunk nine 3-pointers while shooting 55 percent from behind the arc in the second half. Dickerson led the team with four 3-pointers made.
- Eckerd was efficient with the ball on offense committing only two turnovers in the first half.
QUOTABLE
"Our defense was strong in the first half and our offense picked up in the second half. Dallas gave us a nice spark shooting the ball and we did much better on the boards in the second half as well." - EC head coach
Paul Honsinger
UP NEXT
Eckerd will have the week off from play as they host Lewis (Ill.) University next Sunday, December 17
, for a 4:00 PM start. Â
