DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The No. 12/15 Eckerd women's basketball team's strong start at Embry-Riddle was all the Tritons needed to secure its 17th win of the season. EC held a 17-9 lead after the first quarter, never losing momentum, en route to an 83-52 blowout victory Wednesday evening at the ICI Center.
The first quarter was the Lauryn Vieira and Maya Price show, as the duo scored all but three of the Tritons' 17 points in the opening stanza. Eckerd's defense was equally as strong, as Embry-Riddle scored just nine points.
EC was humming on both sides of the floor in the second frame, as the Tritons sunk eight 3-pointers in the quarter. Eckerd received strong play from its bench, as Hannah Wentworth, Macie Knapp, and Nicole Scales combined for 20 of EC's 28 points. Wentworth and Knapp were particularly lethal, shooting a combined 5-for-10 from beyond the arc, giving Eckerd a 45-21 lead heading into halftime.
The second half was all Eckerd, with the Tritons building a lead as large as 39 points. EC maintained its thirty-point lead, cruising to victory, 83-52.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: No. 12/15 Eckerd 83, Embry-Riddle 52
RECORDS: Eckerd 17-2 (13-4 SSC); Embry-Riddle 11-11 (9-8 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Vieira earned her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Her 18 points are the second-highest of her career, and her 10 rebounds were one shy of her career-high, set against Rockhurst (Mo.) on December 18. She also added three steals.
- Vieira has registered five or more assists in 12 games this season. Her 5.5 assists per game lead the SSC and tie for 12th in the nation.
- Price just missed a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds. She added two blocks, giving her 36 on the season, ranking first in the SSC. She now has 68 career blocks ranking 10th in program history.
- EC had five double-digit scorers: Vieira (18), Sofia Persson (13), Price (12), Wentworth (12), and Knapp (10). Ragnheidur Einarsdottir and Scales just missed the cut, scoring eight points apiece.
- The Tritons owned the glass, outrebounding the Eagles 43-31.
- Eckerd's bench outscored Embry-Riddle's, 32-18.
- EC collected its sixth straight victory over the Eagles.
QUOTABLE
"We got off to a fast start tonight and shot the ball very well. We controlled the boards and had a number of different contributors offensively," said head coach Paul Honsinger '98.
UP NEXT
Eckerd continues its road trip with an SSC matchup at Florida Southern on Saturday at 5:30 PM.
