ATLANTA, Ga. – The Belhaven University women's basketball team falls 67-49 to Emory and Henry College in the Emory Tipoff Classic on Friday evening in non-conference play.
 
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Emory and Henry College 67 | Belhaven 49

Records: Belhaven 0-2 | E&H 1-0

Location:  Woodruff PE Center | Atlanta, Ga.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the opening frame, the Wasps drained a 3-pointer and took a quick 3-0 lead.

- After a layup by Kimberly Calhoun, the Blazers tied the game up 6-6, midway through the first quarter.

- Emory and Henry College would then go on a 6-0 run to bring the score to 12-6.

- The Blazers went on a 6-4 run to end the first quarter to make the score 16-12.

- Emory and Henry College came out firing on all cylinders, going on a 10-0 run to open the second quarter.

- The Green and Gold started to heat up and cut the lead to six points after a 3-pointer by AaLiyaha Thornton.

- The Wasps went on a 4-0 run to close the half and AaLiyaha Thornton drained a 3-pointer with one second left before halftime to make the score 31-24.

- The Wasps would come out of intermission on a 6-0 run before Brittany Ford drilled one from behind the arc.

- E&H College would close the quarter on a 13-3 run to make the score 50-30.

- The Blazers out scored the wasps in the final frame 19-17 to make the final score 67-49.    
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KEY STATISTICS
- AaLiyaha Thornton, who posted a team-high 11 points, led the Blazers offensively.

- Lauren Brooks posted 10 points with four rebounds. Brooks shot 4-9 from the field.

-  Brittany Ford registered nine points and seven rebounds. She also collected one block in the contest.

- Kelsey Brown finished the night with eight points, two rebounds, and one steal.

- Cora Cooley and India Sims collected four points and tallied a blocked shot in the game.

- As a team, the Blazers shot 50 percent from the free throw line on 4-8 attempts.

- The Green and Gold scored 16 points off of the bench and collected 20 second chance points.
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UP NEXT
The Green and Gold will remain in Atlanta, Ga. for the Emory Tipoff Classic and will tip off against Emory University tomorrow Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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