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Covenant College

Covenant College Scots
ora deciding
Madison Bowden
98
Winner Asbury F-30243 11-7,8-1 CCS
31
Covenant F-30111 9-9,5-5 CCS
Winner
Asbury F-30243
11-7,8-1 CCS
98
Final
31
Covenant F-30111
9-9,5-5 CCS
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Asbury F-30243 23 22 25 28 98
Covenant F-30111 8 6 10 7 31

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Strong Asbury Defense Hurts Covenant

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Asbury came into Barnes P.E. Center on top of the CCS Standings, and riding a seven-game winning streak. Covenant dug itself a hole early on and never recovered as Asbury cruised to another league win. 

Final: Covenant 31, Asbury 98
Records: Covenant (9-9, 5-5 CCS), Asbury (11-7, 8-1 CCS)

FIRST QUARTER:

  • Asbury set the tone early, jumping ahead 18-1 in the first eight minutes behind strong defensive play. 
  • A 3-pointer from Abby Slaton and made free throws by Faith Wasden and Abby Witt ended the scoring drought, but Covenant trailed 23-8 after one quarter. 

 SECOND QUARTER:

  • The Eagles started the quarter on a 17-0 run to push their lead to 40-8. 
  • Wasden, Amanda Neff, and Ora Hall scored Covenant's lone six points of the quarter as it trailed 45-14 at the break. 

 THIRD QUARTER:

  • Asbury once again started a quarter on fire, jumping ahead 60-14, thanks to a 15-0 run. 
  • Emma Kaye Fuller and Ora Hall knocked down 3-pointers later in the quarter to give Covenant some scoring. 
  • A layup by the Eagles with three seconds remaining in the quarter put them in front 70-24. 

 FOURTH QUARTER:

  • Cair Canady made a pair of free throws to start the quarter, but Asbury scored the next 19 points to take a 91-26 lead. 
  • A made 3-pointer and jumper for Asbury in the final 90 seconds capped off a 98-31 win. 

GAME NOTES: 

  • Covenant moves to 0-3 all-time against Asbury. 
  • Hall led Covenant in scoring with seven points. 
  • Covenant was 15.5% (9-58) from the field and 12.9% (4-31) from behind the 3-point line while Asbury was 49.4% (40-81) and 22.2% (4-18) in the same categories. 
  • The Scots committed 32 turnovers while the Eagles had 15. 

UP NEXT: Covenant travels to Belhaven on Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m. CST/3:00 p.m. EST. 

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