Freshman Savannah Morgan scored a team-high 13 points and dished
out a season-high nine assists but it wasn’t enough as the
Emory women’s basketball came out on the short end of a road
game at the University of Chicago. The Eagles saw their
overall record fall to 7-7 (0-3 University Athletic Association)
following a 92-75 setback to the Maroons who upped their overall
slate to 11-3 (3-0 UAA).
Morgan hit six-of-11 from the field, including her lone three-point
attempt, en route to her fifth double-figure scoring performance of
the year. She was one of four Eagles to finish in double
digits with junior Becca Feldman (12 pts.), junior Melissa Koike
(11 pts.) and freshman Hannah Lilly (11 pts.) the other Emory
players to post double figures.
Chicago finished the day hitting 52.3 percent (34-of-65) from the
floor compared to Emory’s 38.7 percent (24-of-62). The
Eagles sank nine-of-27 from beyond the arc with Feldman and
freshman Shantel Houston each draining three from distance.
Houston finished with nine points. The Maroons enjoyed a
decisive 45-27 bulge in rebounding and were paced in that
department by Taylor Simpson who snared 13 boards while totaling a
game-high 22 points.
Emory got out of the gates slowly, missing its first nine shots
from the floor while Chicago converted eight-of-10 as the Maroons
bolted out to a 21-1 lead with 14:15 left in the opening half of
play. The Eagles steadied themselves and cut the deficit to
14 points on three occasions over the remainder of the stanza, the
final occasion with 1:57 remaining following a jumper by
Lilly. Chicago shot a blazing 63.3 percent (19-of-30) from
the field during the opening 20 minutes of play in taking a 51-34
lead into halftime.
Chicago opened the second half on an 11-3 spurt to open a 25-point
cushion with 15:54 left on the clock. After shooting just 33.3
percent in the first half, Emory picked up in the second stanza,
converting 44.8 percent (13-of-29) from the floor over the final
half including 35.7 percent from beyond the arc.
Emory returns to action on Friday (Jan. 21) when it makes its home
UAA debut against Case Western in a 6:00 p.m. start.
Emory Women's Basketball Defeated By Chicago
Posted: Jan 16, 2011