Box Score Sophomore Misha Jackson and freshman Hannah Lilly combined for
39 points and 18 rebounds in helping the Emory women's
basketball team to a win at Carnegie Mellon Sunday afternoon.
The Eagles upped their overall record to 11-13, 4-9 in the
University Athletic Association following a 77-54 verdict over the
Tartans who slumped to 2-22 overall, 0-13 in the league.
Jackson's point total tied her season high as she connected
on eight-of-12 from the floor and five-of-seven from the charity
stripe in registering her 10th double-figure scoring
game of the year and third of 20 or more points. Jackson also
pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds and chalked up her in first
double-double of the year in the process. Lilly finished with
18 points, her high for a conference game and third-highest total
of the campaign. Included in her six field goals were four
three-pointers that tied her high for the year. Sophomore
Danielle Landry rounded out the club's double-digit scorers
with 13 points while snatching nine rebounds.
Emory never trailed in the game and built a 42-22 halftime lead
with Jackson and Lilly tallying 12 and 11 points, respectively, in
the first half. Holding a 19-16 lead with 10:35 left in the
opening stanza, the Eagles held CMU scoreless for over eight
minutes while scoring 18 unanswered points in surging to a 37-16
bulge. Lilly and Jackson each notched six points during that
stretch while juniors Becca Feldman and Melissa Koike each picked
up three points. Though CMU outshot the Emory from the floor
during the opening 20 minutes of play, the Eagles knocked down five
three-point field goals while the Tartans were empty handed in that
category. Emory also forced 19 CMU miscues that it turned
into 12 points.
Carnegie managed to draw to within 11 points on two occasions in
the second half, the final time with 11:00 left on the clock.
The Eagles responded with six straight points that boosted their
advantage to 59-42 with 8:03 remaining. Emory closed out the
last 4:04 of the contest on a 13-4 scoring burst that increased a
14-point cushion to the final margin of 23.
Emory returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 26) when it closes out
the year by hosting the University of Rochester in a 2:00 p.m.
start.
