Slow start too much to overcome at Eastern

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Inside the Box Score

  • Philippa Clouse recorded her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The senior also had two blocks in the game.

  • Lele Wright scored 11 points while adding six rebounds. 

  • Tiffany Manning grabbed 12 rebounds and had four steals. 

 

How it Happened

  • Hood was down 37-23 going into the fourth period, but the Blazers used a 12-5 run to get within seven as Clouse converted a lay-up with 1:53 left to make it42-35. 

  • Hood pulled within seven again when Wright hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left before Eastern iced the game with two Wynter Bess free throws in the final seconds.

  • The Eagles' biggest lead game came with 8:49 left in the third period 31-10, as Jeriyah Johnson made back-to-back shots for a five-point spurt. 

  • Hood answered with an 8-0 run to pull within 13 points, as Manning accounted for half the points, but still trailed 31-18 with 3:43 left. 

  • The Blazers struggled in the first-half from the field, shooting just 17 percent , and were outscored 26-10 throughout the first half. 

Analysis

  • Both teams struggled shooting from the field, as Hood shot 24 percent and Eastern was slightly better at 30 percent. 

  • Hood outrebounded Eastern 49-46. 

  • The Blazers' bench outscored Eastern 16-5.

  • The Eagles made six 3-pointers, compared to Hood's one.

For the Opponent

  • Bess recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds while adding four steals. 

  • Johnson led the Eagles in points with 17 and recorded five rebounds. 

  • Taryn Woodson ended the afternoon with a team-high 12 rebounds, to a nine-point game.

 

Up Next

 

The Blazers are back in action on Wednesday, February 1 when they play host to visiting Lebanon Valley College at 8 p.m.