The University of Mary Washington women's basketball team had little trouble in its 60-33 rout over Hood College on Saturday afternoon in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sophomore center
Juliona Mabie recorded her first double-double of the season after scoring 14 points and coming away with 10 rebounds.
As usual, UMW got off to a quick start, scoring the game's first nine points over the first three minutes of play that began with
Emma Terry's layup, followed by a
Jenna Steadman jumper to put the Eagles up by four. Terry made another quick layup, before
Maddy Jenisch drilled the first of her 3-pointer's. The Eagles forced six turnovers and five missed shots before the Blazers scored their first points of the game. UMW finished the first quarter with an 18-9 advantage, going 8-for-15 from the floor.
In the second quarter, UMW went 6-for-16 from the floor, holding Hood to just a 4-for-13 mark from the floor (30.8%), taking a 31-19 lead into the break. Terry led the way for UMW in the first half, scoring seven points on three fields goals and a free throw. The defense held Hood to just a 8-of-29 mark from the floor, while forcing 13 turnovers.
In the second half, Mabie took over the offense for the Eagles as she scored all 14 of her points on a 6-of-11 line from the floor, nailing two free throws. She came away with eight rebounds as UMW held the Hood offense to just 14 points in the second half on a 7-of-26 mark from the floor.
For the game, UMW played clean basketball on defense, yielding just four free throws and forcing 24 turnovers -- which included a four point third quater from Hood. The Eagles limited the Blazers to just a 27.3% mark from the floor and a 9% mark from deep. Meanwhile on offense, UMW was 25-for-67 (37.3%), nailing four treys in the victory, coming away with a 50-35 advantage in rebounds.
The Eagles are back in action on Monday at 2 p.m. against Swarthmore College in Fredericksburg as they aim for their fourth win in their last five tries.