Junior Khadijah Sayyid led three Emory double-figure scorers with 21 points and the Emory women's basketball remained undefeated on Saturday after battling its way to a win over Berry College.  Emory upped its overall record to 3-0 after recording a 75-70 decision over the Vikings who slipped to 2-1.

Sayyid concluded the contest by hitting seven-of-13 from the floor, including two three-point field goal attempts in four opportunities en route to notching her third straight outing of 20 or more points.  Junior Ilene Tsao aided in the victory by racking up a season-high 16 points, 14 coming in the second half, while freshman Mikaila Schmitt rounded out the trio of double-digit scorers with 12 points. 

Emory shot 46.2 percent from the floor (30-of-65) compared to Berry's 36.5 percent (19-of-52).  Both teams connected on 50 percent from beyond the arc with the Eagles converting eight-of-16 and Berry 6-of-12.  Emory finished with a 40-38 edge in rebounding and was paced in that category by Sayyid's eight caroms.   Schmitt chipped in seven boards while junior Sarah Arington and freshman Dumebi Egbuna each snagged six rebounds. 

Behind eight points by Schmitt and seven by Sayyid, Emory took a 34-25 lead into halftime.  Holding an 8-5 lead, the Eagles held the Viking scoreless for over five minutes in rattling off a 9-0 spurt, with freshman Kennede Miller scoring five points in that stretch, that boosted their lead to 17-5 with 12:00 left in the opening stanza.   After a bucket by BC's Megan Casey narrowed the gap to 10 points, Schmitt came through with back-to-back buckets and sophomore Shellie Kaniut knocked down a triple to  extend the Emory cushion to 24-7.  A basket by Sayyid gave the Eagles their largest lead of the game at 31-13 with 5:00 remaining before Berry answered with a 12-3 burst to close out the half.

Sayyid opened the second half by draining a three pointer, extending the Emory lead to a dozen points, but the Vikings eventually used an 11-3 sprint, capped by a three pointer by Mel McLean, to slice a 50-38 Emory lead to just three points with 10:38 on the clock.  Emory regained control of the game as Tsao scored seven points during a 12-0 Eagle barrage that pushed their lead back to 15 points with 7:51 on the clock.    A triple by Tsao with 5:57 remaining put Emory ahead by a 69-52 count, but Berry mounted another comeback bid, creeping to within six points with 2:13 left in the contest.   Sayyid gave Emory some breathing room by hitting a clutch three pointer with 1:28 on the clock, boosting its lead to nine points.

Emory returns to action on Tuesday (Nov. 25) when it hosts Birmingham Southern starting at 6:00 pm.