ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Eckerd women's basketball team opened the new year by etching their name into the Triton single-game record book breaking two records and tying another on its way to a dominant 106-43 win over Albany State (Ga.) on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center.
Eckerd was nearly unstoppable from beyond the arc, making 20 3-pointers and shattering the previous record of 15 made in a game.
The Tritons also broke the record for points in a quarter with 34 points in the opening period while tying the record for points in a game with 106.
HOW IT ENDED
Final: Eckerd 106, Albany State 43
Records: Eckerd 7-4, Albany State 5-10
KEY MOMENTS
- Eckerd opened the game on a 7-0 run before the Golden Rams made their first basket. The Tritons followed with a 9-3 run over the next two minutes to push their lead to 10. EC closed the final five minutes of the first quarter on a 16-1 run ending the quarter up 34-10 highlighted by a deep Haeli Howard 3-pointer as time expired.
- Eckerd continued its hot hand opening the second quarter on a 12-0 run with back-to-back triples by Eneritz Larranaga and Brooke Juday. The Tritons later went on a 9-0 run over the final three minutes of the quarter including a buzzer-beating half-court shot by Abby Whiteye to take a 61-17 lead at the half.
- Neither team made a basket in the opening two minutes of the second half before Albany State broke the drought with a layup. Chelsea Johnson responded with three straight 3-pointers as part of an 11-0 run. Eckerd ended the quarter on an 8-2 run and carried an 89-27 lead into the final quarter.
- An Armi Anttila layup with 3:51 left in the game put Eckerd at the century mark and Mikayla Kuehne's jumper at 2:12 gave the Tritons 106 points, tying the program's scoring record.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Eckerd's 34 points in the first quarter broke the previous record of 29, set against Millersville on November 11, 2016.
- The Tritons made 20 3-pointers, shattering the single-game record for 3-pointers made. The previous record was 15 set on January 30, 2010, against Palm Beach Atlantic.
- Eckerd's 106 points ties the record for points in a game. EC also reached the mark in a 106-17 win over Puerto Rico-Cayey on November 24, 2002. This is the third time in school history in which Eckerd has scored more than 100 points, also reaching 105 points in 2005.
- Eckerd went 36-for-63 from the floor, the most field goals made in a game since 2013.
- Johnson led the Tritons with 22 points, one point short of her career-high. Johnson went 5-for-5 and scored 13 points inside the first four minutes of the game. Whiteye, Juday, and Kuehne also scored in double figures with 13 points each.
- Kuehne also grabbed 10 rebounds recording the first double-double of the season for Eckerd. The Tritons held a 38-20 advantage on the boards.
- Eckerd shot 57.1 percent from the floor and 54.1 percent from beyond the arc, its highest shooting percentages in each category since January 28, 2017.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to SSC action on Saturday hosting Palm Beach Atlantic for a 2:00 PM tipoff.
