Box Score Concluding opening-weekend play at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference/Great Midwest Athletic Conference Challenge, Ashland University's women's basketball team won at Alderson Broaddus, 88-65, on Saturday (Nov. 14).
The No. 15-ranked Eagles move to 2-0 on the young season, while the Battlers are 0-2.
Ashland's offense was balanced in a number of ways in Game No. 2 of 2015-16. Sophomore center Laina Snyder led AU in scoring with 23 points to go with 10 rebounds for her second double-double in as many days. Sophomore forward Andi Daugherty followed with 15 points while adding nine rebounds and two blocks.
Senior guard McKenzie Miller had 11 points, a game-high seven assists and three steals, while junior forward Suzy Wollenhaupt came off the bench for 10 points.
The Eagles shot 63.6 percent from the field (highest since 63.6 at Tiffin on Feb. 22, 2014) while outrebounding Alderson Broaddus by a wide 46-21 margin. Ashland had 50 points in the paint to the Battlers' 24.
AU is 32-7 in its last 39 games against non-conference opponents, and has started 2-0 for the first time since 2012-13.
The Eagles will play their 2015-16 home opener on Saturday (Nov. 21) against Southern Indiana.
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