Women’s basketball rolls past Cumberland in home-opener, 63-47

Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics

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Brittany Wells led all scorers with 16 points, and Kentucky Wesleyan cruised past Cumberland (Tenn.) in their home season-opener at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Saturday afternoon.

It was a wire-to-wire victory for Kentucky Wesleyan, who have now won two straight contests and improve to 2-1 overall on the season.

Both teams got off to slow starts, but the Panthers turned the jets on both offensively and defensively in the second half to really put the contest out of reach.

Late in the third quarter, KWC led 42-30, and then proceeded to go on an 18-4 run to blow the game open at 58-34, after Sydney Morabito drilled back-to-back three point field goals.

Inside the Box Score
Wells, who averaged 25.0 points per game leading into today, scored 16 points on 7-12 shooting from the field. She also produced a team-high three steals, along with a perfect 2-2 from three-point range.

Bria Wright also collected 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds in the victory. Wright also dished out two assists.

Addie Reimbold and Jennifer Walker-Crawford each tallied eight points. Walker-Crawford recorded six rebounds.

Shayla Wright finished with six points and five rebounds, and Sydney Morabito chipped in with six points too. Codie Drake posted four points and six boards.

As a team, the Panthers shot 38 percent from the field. KWC forced the Phoenix into committing 24 turnovers.

Kentucky Wesleyan made Cumberland pay off their turnovers by scoring 15 points off of those turnovers, along with 19 second-chance points.

The Panthers' defense held the Phoenix in check all game long, and did not allow them to ever find any consistent rhythm offensively.

Next Up
The Panthers will have a week off, and will take on Missouri Baptist on Saturday at home at 11:30 a.m. CT.

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