Wake Forest University
Loyola Md
Women's Basketball Rolls Past Loyola, 66-51
11/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2003
Baltimore, Md. ---Tonia Brown led all scorers with 16 points to lead Wake Forest past Loyola College, 66-51, in the Demon Deacons season opening victory Friday night at Reitz Arena.
Brown went 6-for-13 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. The senior guard also grabbed a team high nine rebounds and dished out a game high five assists.
The first half was a close battle of defensive play with Wake Forest grabbing an 18-17 lead with 7:22 left on the clock. Brown scored five points in a 9-2 run to put the Deacs up eight, 27-19, their largest lead of the half. But, the Greyhounds whittled that lead down to four, 29-25, at the half.
The Greyhounds came out of the locker room strong, taking a quick lead on a jumper by Krystal Harrington and 3-pointer by Kerri-Lynn Orsini for a 30-29 Loyola lead at 18:22. The two teams went back and forth for the next several minutes before Loyola tied the game up with a 3-pointer from Lauren Troupe at 17:13. But, Wake Forest would control much of the game from there on out, taking as much as an 18-point lead in a foul laden second half.
Liz Strunk and Keila Evans were the other two Demon Deacons in double figures. Strunk poured in 11 points, while Evans added 10.
Loyola committed just six fouls in the first 20 minutes of play compared to the Demon Deacons 11, but the second half was another story with Wake registering another 11 fouls and the Greyhounds committing 15. Loyola shot 15-for-24 from the free-throw line to Wake's 18-for-29, both at 62%. It was a different story from the floor with the 'Hounds shooting just 29.3% to Wake's 42.3%.
The Deacs return to action Monday night for its home opener against Hampton. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Joel Coliseum.
