The Ursuline College basketball team improved to 17-3 and 6-2 in the G-MAC with a 95-53 road win over Trevecca Nazarene on Thursday evening in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The win sets up a key match-up with Kentucky Wesleyan, who is also 6-2 in the G-MAC, after defeating league-leading Cedarville on Thursday 58-45.
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The Arrows got three-pointer from freshman Natalie Koenig on the first trip of the game and fellow freshman Brigan Wymer added another three to cap off an 8-0 run and Ursuline never looked back. Wymer added another three-pointer and a layup on a fast break to build the lead to 17-2 before the first media time out.
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Ursuline built a 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and took a 51-18 lead into the half. Wymer finished the first half with 19 points and five assists in the first half on 8-for-11 shooting.
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The Arrows went on to outscore the Trojans 30-19 in the third quarter.
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Ursuline shot 48 percent (39-for-80) from the field and went 13-for-34 from beyond-the-arc while Trevecca shot just 25 percent (19-for-76) from the field and were just 4-for-26 from three-point territory. The Arrows won the rebounding battle 55-42 and forced 15 turnovers. Ursuline was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line and also had five blocked shots.
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The Arrows were led by Wymer's career-high 30 points on 13-for-18 shooting including 4-for-9 from behind-the-arc. This was the second time this season she has hit the 30-point plateau and also added five assists and four steals in 27 minutes. Senior Raven-Symone Nelson finished with 19 points and hit 5-for-10 from three while sophomore Camryn Hill added 12 points on 5-for-6 from the floor and had seven rebounds. Sophomores Laney Lewis and Camille Gist added 11 points apiece while Lewis added three more blocks to her league-leading total.
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Ursuline will travel to Owensboro, Kentucky to take on Kentucky Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. The Arrows and Panthers are tied for second place in the G-MAC and Kentucky Wesleyan won the first match-up 77-76 in overtime earlier this season.Â
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