Inside the Box Score

• Lele Wright led the Blazers with 21 points, adding three rebounds and two assists.
• Marlise Newson had 10 points and finished with three rebounds.
• Tiffany Manning ended the afternoon with eight rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. 

How it Happened

• Williams jumped out in front early, connecting back-to-back 3-pointers from Devin Biesbrock and Ryann Taylor in the first minute of the game. Hood answered with baskets by Wright and Newson, tying the game at 6-6 with 7:29 minutes left in the first period.
• The Blazers took their first lead of the game, on a Manning driving layup plus a foul shot, to give Hood an 11-8 lead with 4:34 left in the first. 
• The Ephs scored the final six points of the quarter, including a Maddy Mandyck layup at the buzzer to make  14-11. 
• William scored the first eight points of the second period, totaling a 14-0 run that started in the first period, for a 22-11 lead with 6:04 in the second. 
• Philippa Clouse made a layup with 3:49 left in the second period to pull the Blazers within eight before trailing 33-24 at halftime. .
• Williams opened the third period on a 6-0 run that was capped off by a Mandyck layup, giving the Ephs their biggest lead of the game 41-24 with 5:50 left.
• After trailing by 15 at the end of the third period, the Blazers made back-to-back jumpers from Kayla Watkins-Harvey (Largo, Md./Largo) and Newson to cut the lead to 49-38 with 8:48 left but the Ephs would not led Hood any closer.

Analysis

• Hood went 11-of-12 at the free-throw line for a .917 percentage, the second-best single game mark in program history. 
• Williams held the field goal percentage advantage 36 percent to the Blazers 30 percent. 
• The Ephs outrebounded the Blazers 53-39 in the game. 
• The Williams bench outscored Hood 17-7. 

For the Opponent

• Mandyck recorded a double-double to lead Williams with 18 points and 15 rebounds. 
• Arianna Gerig and Mia Holtze both finished in double figure points, Gerig with 19 and Holtze with 12.

Notes

• Hood falls to 4-8, while Williams improved to 7-4. 

Up Next

The Blazers are idle until they head to No. 25 Messiah on January 4.