Box Score
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky scored on its first five possessions and made seven of its first 10 shots to jump out to a 14-0 lead in an 80-62 non-conference victory over Longwood on Wednesday at McBrayer Arena.
The Lady Colonels (10-9) shot over 60 percent for much of the first half before finishing 18-of-32 for 56.3 percent. Longwood (5-19) missed its first 10 shots from the field. The Lancers didn’t get on the board until a free throw at the 14:45 mark and didn’t connect on their first field goal until 13 minutes remained in the first half.
A lay-up by
Jade Barber stretched the EKU lead to 15, 18-3, with 13:36 to play before intermission. Barber had 10 points and eight rebounds in the first 20 minutes of action.
Longwood got within single digits for 23 seconds late in the first half before Eastern went on a 7-1 run to go back up by 15.
Carla Booth’s three-pointer made it 36-21 at the 4:01 mark. The Lady Colonels led by as many as 19 before taking a 17-point, 43-26, advantage into the locker room at halftime.
The Lancers shot 26.7 percent (8-for-30) and scored 10 of their first half points at the free throw line.
Longwood’s Brittanni Billups scored the first basket of the second half, but Eastern Kentucky scored on its first six possessions to key a 13-2 run that put the game away. Barber scored seven of the 13 points. Her lay-up and free throw with 17:10 left to play put the home team up by 26, 56-30.
Barber led EKU with 19 points and 17 rebounds, her second straight double-double and sixth of the season.
Marie Carpenter scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists. Alex Jones contributed seven points and eight rebounds. LaRa`e Allen added nine points and seven boards.
Eastern scored 40 points in the paint and out-rebounded Longwood by 21, 52-31. The Lady Colonels were slowed a bit by a season-high 27 turnovers.
Crystal Smith led the Lancers with 18 points on 5-for-21 shooting from the field. Billups added 17 points.
The Lady Colonels will be back in Ohio Valley Conference action on Saturday when preseason favorite Tennessee Tech visits McBrayer Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
