Westminster's Haddox Records First Triple-Double In 75-41 Victory Over Eureka

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Fulton, Mo. - Junior Mackenzie Haddox (Washington, Mo. /St. Francis Borgia) recorded her first career triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Saturday's 75-41 victory over Eureka College. The win brings the Westminster Blue Jays  to 5-1 in conference and 6-4 overall. 

The Blue Jays and the Eureka Red Devils stayed on pace with each other until sophomore Andrea Zalis (Rolla, Mo. /Rolla) knocked down a three-pointer seven minutes into the game to spark a 10-0 run. The Red Devils put the game back within two points, but Zalis put in another three to start a 6-0 run to take the 25-17 lead. 

In the final minute of the first half, juniors Sadie Theroff (Jefferson City, Mo. /Jefferson City) and Kasey Gatson (Vandalia, Mo. /Van-Far) each hit a three-pointer to take the Blue Jays into halftime with a 40-26 lead over Eureka.

The Blue Jays started the first three and a half minutes of the second half with a 13-0 run to put them up by 27 points. Four minutes into the half, Eureka finally found the net off a three-pointer. They scored five more before Zalis drained a three to put the Blue Jays back up by 22 points with 12 minutes remaining in the game. 

Senior Danielle Smulczenski (Springfield, Mo. /Kickapoo) started another 10-0 Blue Jay run with a short jump shot in the paint. Zalis scored the final points of the run with a fast break layup with 2:46 remaining in the game. 

Freshman Payton Beeler (Marshall, Mo. /Marshall) scored the final four points of the game, hitting both shots in the paint in the remaining minute of the game to take the 75-41 win over Eureka.

Zalis shot 7-9 from the three-point line and went 11-13 from the field to record 31 points on the afternoon. Sophomore Krista Armontrout (Centralia, Mo. /Centralia) pulled down 10 rebounds, and Gatson recorded 10 points.

The Blue Jays travel to Mount Pleasant, Iowa on Wednesday to face Iowa Wesleyan at 6:00 p.m.