The Ursuline College basketball team saw all 11 players dressed score in a 102-66 road win over Seton Hill University on Wednesday night. The win improves Ursuline to 5-2 on the season.
The first quarter of the game featured two ties and six lead changes as both teams came out hot from the field. Sophomore
Natalie Koenig pushed the lead to 17-12 with a three-point make at the 5:50 mark and redshirt junior
Laney Lewis built the lead to nine at 26-17 late in the quarter after a layup. Sophomore
Brigan Wymer led the Arrows with a nine point first quarter.
Ursuline closed the quarter on a 16-7 run to take a 33-19 lead after one and went 5-for-6 from behind-the-arc in the first quarter.
The Arrows got back-to-back lay-ups from Koenig and Lewis early in the second quarter as the lead was built to 18 at 42-24. Ursuline held a 52-35 advantage at halftime.
Seton Hill came out shooting well once again in the third quarter and cut the lead to 61-47 with 6:05 remaining forcing an Ursuline timeout. The Arrows responded with a 9-0 run out of the timeout to push the lead to 23 at 70-57.
The Arrows finished with five players in double figures led by Lewis who finished with a game-high 18 points on 9-for-13 shooting while pulling down 13 rebounds in 24 minutes. It was the seventh consecutive double-double for Lewis who leads the NCAA in rebounding and double-doubles. Wymer and senior
Erica Huber finished with 13 points each while sophomore
Christiana Jefferson added 10 points on 4-for-5 from the floor.
Ursuline shot 58 percent (42-for-73) from the floor and went 10-for-15 from three while Seton Hill shot 32 percent (23-for-72) from the floor and went 11-for-30 from behind-the-arc. The Arrows won the rebounding battle 50-35.
The 102 points was the most scored by Ursuline since scoring 128 last season against Bluefield State. The Arrows surpassed the century mark five different times last season. The Arrows have now won 12 straight road games dating back to last season.
The Arrows will be off the remainder of the week and will host Mercyhurst University on Wednesday, December 7 at 5:30 PM.
