Box Score RICHMOND, Indiana – Earlham College women's basketball received scoring contributions from 13 different players and overwhelmed Rose-Hulman, 51-39, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup on Wednesday night at Druley Performance Gym.
Every Earlham player in uniform put points on the board for the Quakers, while 12 out of the 13 also had either rebounds, assists, or steals on their stat line, allowing Earlham to snap its eight-game winless streak against the Fightin' Engineers dating back to the 2014-15 season.
THE BASICS
Final Score: Earlham 51, Rose-Hulman 36
Location: Richmond, Indiana – Druley Performance Gym
Records: Earlham 3-9, 2-3 HCAC / Rose-Hulman 1-11, 0-5 HCAC
THE SHORT STORY
Earlham took command of the contest coming out of the halftime break. Leading 24-19 at the intermission, Rose-Hulman eventually pulled to within two, 25-23, on a Desirae Webster layup. The Quakers answered with a 9-0 run lasting just under three minutes, ending with a Neely Trenshaw 3-pointer to put Earlham in front, 34-23, with 3:47 left in the frame.
Kyra Joseph's 3-point bucket in the waning seconds of the third quarter put Earlham ahead 37-28 after 30 minutes of play, and Joseph nailed two more treys early in the fourth quarter to extend the Quakers' lead.
Earlham's lead reached its widest at 20 points, 50-30 with 4:37 showing on the game clock, following a 3-pointer from Cambie Poole.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Senior Kyra Joseph paced the Quakers with a career-high 11 points, and completed her stat line with two rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and three steals. She was 3-of-5 from the field, all of it from beyond the three-point arc.
Shae Stanley and Neely Trenshaw each chipped in with six points. Trenshaw and Halle Shipp handed out three assists each, while Acacia Tenette and Maddy Krodel led the Quakers on the boards with six rebounds apiece. Tenette also had four steals for the Maroon and White.
Neither team shot the ball particularly well, with Earlham recording the better effort with a 17-of-62 shooting clip (.274 FG pct.) to Rose-Hulman's 11-of-41 (.268 FG pct.).
Hannah Woody tallied 11 points to pace Rose-Hulman offensively.
WHAT'S NEXT
Earlham women's basketball completes its three-game home stand on Saturday, Jan. 11, when it hosts Manchester University. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. at the Druley Performance Gym.