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52
Columbia International (S CIU
63
Winner Allen (S.C.) AU
Columbia International (S CIU
52
Final
63
Allen (S.C.) AU
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Columbia International (S CIU 14 12 10 16 52
Allen (S.C.) AU 10 14 26 13 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | gfrierson

Women's Basketball Opens AAC play at Allen

COLUMBIA, SC – The CIU Women's basketball team played a road game in their home city Wednesday night as they faced off against Allen University. The matchup was the first Appalachian Athletic Conference game of the year for both teams. The game would be close throughout, but the Yellow Jackets pulled away from the Rams 63-52.

How It Happened

1st Half CIU 26 AU 23: Senior Jordan Sprueill would score the first 8 points of the game for the Rams, giving them an early lead. Allen would close the gap until threes by Queeneka Howard and Keniah Watkins would give the Rams the 14-10 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

The Yellow Jackets would tie the score early in the second quarter until Larissa Lee knocked down the deep ball, putting the Rams up 17-14. Buckets by freshman Tiona Walls and Sprueill would push the Rams ahead to their largest lead of the contest 26-14. Allen would go on to score 9 straight, however, and CIU would hold a slim 26-23 into halftime.

2nd Half AU 63 CIU 52: The half would start tight as both teams would look to separate themselves. Allen fought for a 4-point lead, 33-29, until scores in the paint from Walls and Howard tied the game. The Rams would briefly take a 1-point lead after a Keniah Watkins free throw, but Allen would distance themselves and end the third quarter on a run leading 47-36.

The Rams would start the fourth quarter strong, and after scores from Briteny Brown and Sprueill, the Rams would cut the lead to just three on a Mary Catherine Outlaw layup. Both teams would battle hard, and the Rams stayed in striking distance after a Howard score in the paint brought the score to 52-49. It would be as close the Rams would get, as the Yellow Jackets would surge ahead to close the game on an 11-3 run and win it 63-52.

Game Notes

  • Queeneka Howard led all scorers with 16 points on 6 of 16 shooting.
  • Senior Jordan Sprueill continued her hot start to the season scoring 13 points and pulling in 14 board to complete her first double-double of the season.
  • Freshman Tiona Walls was 1 point and 2 rebounds shy of her own double-double putting up 9 points and 8 rebounds.
  • CIU won the second-chance points battle for the second game in a row.

Up Next

CIU plays their first home game of the season Saturday as they host Tennessee Wesleyan at 2 PM.

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