VIRGINIA WESLEYAN, Va. - The Virginia Wesleyan University women's basketball team fell to the Hornets from the University of Lynchburg 74-40 on Saturday afternoon at TowneBank Arena in Virginia Beach, VA. The Marlins were led by
Adaje Williams with 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Sarah Ellis also collected 10 rebounds.
INSIDE THE SCORE
Score: Lynchburg 74 - Virginia Wesleyan 40
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 5-11, 1-8 | Lynchburg 4-11, 3-6
Location: TowneBank Arena | Virginia Beach, VA
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams were pretty even through the first six minutes of the game as the Hornets only led the Marlins by three points, 12-9 with 4:04 remaining in the opening quarter. In the remaining, three and a half minutes Lynchburg went on an 8-0 run to take a 20-9 lead into the second quarter.
The Marlins came as close as 11 points in the second quarter, 27-16 (5:50), but the Hornets pulled ahead by 17 points, 39-22 at the halftime buzzer. All 13 points for the Marlins came from
Adaje Williams and
Sarah Ellis who scored six and seven points respectively.
Both teams were slow to score in the third quarter as the Marlins were held to six points while Virginia Wesleyan held Lynchburg to only 11 points. Williams scored all six points for VWU in the third quarter. Lynchburg led by 22 points, 50-28 heading into the final quarter.
Virginia Wesleyan added 12 more points to its total in the final frame while Lynchburg added 24 to its score putting the final total at 74-40.
KEY STATS
The Marlins were led by
Adaje Williams with 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Sarah Ellis also collected 10 rebounds while adding seven points for the Marlins.
UP NEXT
The Virginia Wesleyan University women's basketball team returns to action on January 18, when they hit the road to take on the Cougars from Averett University in Danville, VA. The tipoff time is set for 5 PM.
