Box Score Nov. 15, 2015
Final Stats
The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 72 - Anderson 55
Records: Western Carolina 2-0, Anderson 0-1
Location: Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, N.C.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Three players scored in double figures as Western Carolina women's basketball knocked off Anderson University 72-55, who is ranked No. 22 in the NCAA Division II WBCA poll, Sunday in the Ramsey Center.
Sophomore guard Ace Easter led Western Carolina with 16 points, her second straight game scoring in double figures. Freshman Raziyah Farrington added 12 points and Julia Brown had 11.
Western Carolina shot 45 percent from the field holding Anderson to just 33.3 percent. The Catamounts also ripped down 44 rebounds, 25 on the defensive end, and held Anderson to 31.
The Catamounts outscored Anderson in three of the four periods in the game.
Turning Point
Western Carolina outscored Anderson 20-10 in the first period and set the tone for the Catamounts only trailing once, 2-0, to open the game.
Individual Leaders
- Farrington's 12 points was a career-high.
- Senior forward Lindsey Burleson ripped down a career-high eight rebounds, which also led the team. - Easter was 6-of-14 from the field.
Inside the Box Score
- Western Carolina shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line, 15-of-21.
- Western Carolina had 14 steals in the game scoring 31 points off turnovers.
- The Catamounts scored 38 of their 72 points inside the paint and got 12 fast-break points.
- Western Carolina got 36 points from its bench.
- The lead only changed one time in the game.
News & Notes
- All 13 players saw minutes and every player got in the scoring column.
- Western Carolina opens the season 2-0 for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
- Western Carolina knocks off an Anderson team that defeated ACC member Clemson 79-55 in an exhibition game Nov. 8.
Up Next Western
Carolina completes its three-game home stand Wednesday hosting Bethune-Cookman at 5:30 p.m. in the Ramsey Center.
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