Box Score

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Eastern Kentucky University's women's basketball team used a 21-6 run in the first quarter to take a 21-11 lead, and never looked back in its 62-45 win over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Friday afternoon in Chattanooga.
 
The Colonels (3-2, 2-0 OVC) were sparked by the bench in the first half. Sophomore Emma Hacker scored eight points and a career-best five rebounds in the first quarter off the bench to spark the EKU run.
 
Chattanooga (2-4, 0-0 SoCon) cut the Colonel lead to eight, 26-18, with 5:26 remaining in the first half after the three-pointer by Bria Dial. However, the Mocs would never got any closer. Eastern closed the half on a 7-0 run after the Jayla Johnson layup with 1:51 remaining and took a 33-18 lead into the half.
 
The two teams traded points for much of the third stanza, but the Mocs cut the Colonel lead to 11, 44-33, heading into the last quarter.
 
That is when Johnson took over. She posted 11 of her game-high 18 points and seven rebounds in the final quarter to put Mocs away.
 
Chattanooga cut the Colonel lead to 13, 53-40, with 5:49 remaining in regulation. But a Johnson jump shot and a Bria Bass corner three extended the EKU lead to 18, 58-40.
 
Eastern Kentucky held Chattanooga to 25 percent shooting on the night and 6-for-31 from the three-point line. The Colonels shot a season-high 43 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line.
 
Kendall Wingler had eight points, three rebounds, and two assists. Alice Recanati posted seven points, five assists, and two rebounds off the bench for the Colonels. Anysa Jordan and Kynnedy Azubike also chipped in six points each off the bench.
 
Eboni Williams led the way for the Mocs posting a team-best 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds.
 
The Colonels out-scored Chattanooga 27-8 in bench points. Eight Colonels scored on the night.
 
Eastern wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule on Tuesday when the Colonels travel to take on Northwestern. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.