The Mars Hill University Women’s Basketball Team (4-4, 1-0 SAC) saw five players reach double figures in scoring on its way to an 84-51 win over visiting Emory & Henry College (4-4, 0-2 SAC) Wednesday evening in a South Atlantic Conference matchup.
MHU opened up an 8-2 lead at the 6:23 mark of the opening period but an 8-1 run by Emory & Henry gave it a 10-9 advantage with 4:09 on the clock. The Lions closed the quarter on a 15-2 run to go up by a 24-12 margin.
The squads traded buckets for the majority of the second frame, but Mars Hill scored six of the final seven points to go into the break up 39-22.
Returning to action, E&H scored 10 of the first 16 points to get within 13 at 45-32 with 6:13 on the clock. A 12-3 run by the Lions pushed the margin to 22 (57-35) late in the stanza as they also scored the final seven to lead, 64-39, with 10 minutes left to play.
A 17-2 run to start the fourth extended Mars Hill’s lead to 82-41 as they cruised to the 84-51 victory.
– Sophomore forward Breanna Yarber of Meadowview had a team-high eight points to go along with six rebounds.
