Brookhaven pummels SillimanSouthern Sports & Travel
Brookhaven got little resistance from Silliman last night in first round South AA action as the second ranked Lady Cougars cruised to a 66-23 win to advance to the semi-final round against the Prairie View/Columbia winner.
Brookhaven took a 29-11 lead into halftime and came out in the third quarter and quickly increased the lead to 39-15 on a Laura Beth Wright 3-pointer at the 5:54 mark. Sydney Sones hit a baseline jumper for Silliman at the five minute mark but Brookhaven capped off the third quarter with a 13-2 run for a 52-21 advantage heading into the final quarter.
Brookhaven took a 29-11 lead into halftime and came out in the third quarter and quickly increased the lead to 39-15 on a Laura Beth Wright 3-pointer at the 5:54 mark. Sydney Sones hit a baseline jumper for Silliman at the five minute mark but Brookhaven capped off the third quarter with a 13-2 run for a 52-21 advantage heading into the final quarter.
(Above) Silliman's Samantha Williams (#24) guarded by Anna Mangold (#33) of BrookhavenTerah Winborne led all scorers with 23 points, Laura Beth Wright added 11, Anna Mangold 10, Anna Lofton 7, Victoria Jordan 4, Summer Calhoun and Marian Allen 3 each, Meredith Allen and Mary Lindsey Magee had 2 apiece and Haley Langston 1.
Bradleigh Brignac led Silliman with 8 points, Brittany Taylor had 7, Sydney Sones 4 and Samantha Williams and Holly Castello 2 each.
With the 66-23 win Brookhaven improved to 26-4 while Silliman finishes the season at 16-11.
BA...20...9...23...14...66
SI....7....4....10....2...23
(Photo at top) Laura Beth Wright (#21) with a jumper in the lane
