WINTER PARK, Fla. – The No. 21 Eckerd women's basketball team scored a season-high 36 points off the bench at Rollins, as the Tritons cruised to a dominant, 80-55, win Wednesday evening at the Alfond Sports Center.
Eckerd grabbed control of the contest from the opening tip, beginning with a 15-5 run over the game's first six minutes. Hannah Wentworth scored seven first-quarter points off the bench, igniting a spark that would become the game's primary storyline. EC finished the first quarter on another run, outscoring Rollins 10-5 down the stretch, taking a 15-point lead, 25-10.
The Tritons perimeter shooting was particularly sharp in the second quarter, as seven of EC's 10 field goals came from beyond the arc. Macie Knapp erupted, scoring 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including three 3-pointers. Wentworth and Knapp each tallied career-highs in the first half, with 13 and 12 points, respectively. EC rolled into halftime with a 53-20 lead.
EC's offense cooled in the third as the Tritons were outscored 23-12. Lauryn Vieira hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to extend Eckerd's lead to 26 as the Tritons cruised to their 11th win of the season, 80-55.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 21 Eckerd 80, Rollins 55
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-1 (7-3 SSC); Rollins 4-11 (1-9 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Four Tritons posted double-digit scoring efforts: Wentworth (17), Knapp (14), Vieira (13), and Sofia Persson (12).
- Knapp's 14 points set a career-high.
- Wentworth's 17 points are a career-high.
- Knapp made the most of her 15 minutes off the bench, scoring 14 points, grabbing a career-high eight rebounds, and dishing out two assists. She also added a steal in the near double-double effort.
- Five Tritons pulled down four or more rebounds: Knapp (8), Vieira (6), Ragnheidur Einarsdottir (5), Persson (4), and Maya Price (4).
- Eckerd made 16 triples, the most in a game since January 2, 2019, where they made 20 against Albany State (Ga.).
- The Tritons shot 50.0 percent from the floor, marking the sixth time this season EC has shot 50 percent or better.
- EC's bench outscored Rollins' 36-22.
- EC won the rebounding battle 35-27.
QUOTABLE
"Our bench was terrific tonight. We moved the ball very well against the zone and knocked down our open shots from the perimeter to take the big first-half lead," said head coach Paul Honsinger '98.
UP NEXT
Eckerd is back home for an afternoon matchup with Lynn on Saturday at 2:00 PM.
