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Asbury Athletics
46
Covenant Covenant 9-14,5-10 CCS
71
Winner Asbury Asbury 16-8,13-2 CCS
Covenant Covenant
9-14,5-10 CCS
46
Final
71
Asbury Asbury
16-8,13-2 CCS
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Covenant Covenant 6 11 17 12 46
Asbury Asbury 17 17 22 15 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Covenant Makes 10 Triples in Loss to Asbury

WILMORE, Ky. - The Scots went north trying to spoil Asbury's pursuit of a regular season CCS Championship. Covenant put up a stronger fight than it did in the first meeting between the two teams, however it was Asbury who made enough plays to earn its 13th conference win. 

Final: Covenant 46, Asbury 71
Records: Covenant (9-14, 5-10 CCS), Asbury (16-8, 13-2 CCS)

FIRST QUARTER:

  • In the first five minutes of the game, Asbury opened up a 12-0 lead.
  • Lucy Benson buried a pair of 3-pointers for the Scots to cut the lead to 15-6.
  • The Eagles scored the final basket of the quarter which put them up 11 after one period. 

 SECOND QUARTER:

  • Covenant kept utilizing the deep ball as Abby Slaton buried a triple for its first basket of the quarter. 
  • Asbury went on a 9-0 run to push its lead to 28-9. 
  • 3-pointers by Abby Witt and Slaton saw Covenant get within 13 points. 
  • The Eagles scored the final four points of the quarter to go into the locker room ahead 34-17. 

 THIRD QUARTER:

  • Covenant scored the first five points behind a triple from Amanda Neff and a made jumper from Breezy Savage. 
  • Asbury scored seven points in a row across almost four minutes to move ahead 20 points. 
  • The Scots kept fighting as Savage and Faith Wasden knocked down 3-pointers later in the quarter. 
  • Two layups for the Eagles in the final minute put them up 56-34. 

 FOURTH QUARTER:

  • Benson got the Scots on the board, but Asbury responded by scoring the next six points to make it 64-36.
  • Ora Hall got on the scoresheet with a triple and a pair of free throws to put the score at 66-41.
  • Witt and Cair Canady scored the final five points of the game as Covenant fell 71-46.

GAME NOTES: 

  • Covenant moves to 0-4 all-time against Asbury.
  • Benson led Covenant with eight points while Savage tallied seven points. 
  • Covenant was 28.3% (13-46) from the field and 32.3% (10-31) shooting 3-pointers while Asbury was 37.9% (25-66) and 25% (7-28) in the same categories. 
  • Covenant committed 34 turnovers and forced 15 turnovers on defense. 
  • The Scots were a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line while the Eagles were 14-of-15.  

UP NEXT: Covenant ends the regular season on Saturday afternoon at LaGrange.   

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