Starting its longest Great Midwest Athletic Conference road trip on Thursday (Feb. 10) night at Trevecca Nazarene, the No. 2-ranked Ashland University women's basketball team routed the Trojans for the second time this season, 86-41.
Ashland's 18-game winning streak moves it to 21-1 overall and 16-0 in the Great Midwest. Trevecca is 4-17, 3-12.
On Jan. 31 at the Sherrill Hudson Court at Kates Gymnasium, the Eagles reached triple figures in a 106-55 victory over the Trojans.
Thursday night's game marked the fourth time in the last six outings that Ashland has scored at least 85 points.
WHAT HAPPENED
- Trevecca called a timeout just 79 seconds in, as Ashland scored the game's first seven points. The Eagles eventually extended their game-starting scoring streak to 18-0, and by the end of the first quarter, AU's lead was 22-6.
- In the first 10 minutes, the Eagles made 10-of-16 from the field, while forcing a dozen turnovers.
- Ashland continued to play strong defense in the second period, and by halftime, the Eagles' advantage was 36-19. The Trojans turned the ball over 20 times in the first half, with AU turning those into 18 points.
- Sophomore guard Macy Spielman had 14 points in 14 first-half minutes, as eight different Eagles dented the scoring column.
- Junior forward Annie Roshak came out of the locker room on fire, scoring 10 points in the first 4:12 of the third quarter. That helped the Eagles continue to extend their lead – to 48-23 halfway through the third, then 63-27 at the end of the stanza.
THE WRAP-UP
- Roshak ended with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, while Spielman finished with 18 points on 8-of-10 from the floor.
- With nine points on Thursday, senior forward Karlee Pireu (1,482 career points) moved into eighth place on AU's all-time scoring list.
- Ashland did nothing to hurt its No. 2-in-the-country field-goal percentage. Coming into the game at 48.8 percent, the Eagles finished Thursday night at 54.0 percent.
- For the second time this season, AU forced a season-high 35 turnovers against the Trojans, resulting in 38 points.
UP NEXT
Ashland will finish its road trip on Saturday (Feb. 12) at 1 p.m. at Kentucky Wesleyan (14-8, 11-5).
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