LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's basketball team was outscored, 15-6, over the final 4:06 of the game and dropped a 61-46 decision to Eastern Mennonite on Tuesday evening in the Warner Center.
Sophomore point guard Bethany Dannelly (Raleigh, N.C./William G. Enloe) drilled a jumper to cut the Royals' (13-4, 8-4 ODAC) lead to six (46-40) with 4:06 to play. Then, with the Royals up 50-42 with 2:50 remaining, senior guard Emily Mullet (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) drilled a trey to make it 53-42, and the Royals cruised from that point.
Both teams turned the ball over 17 times, and the Royals held a slim 37-36 advantage on the boards, but the Generals (2-13, 2-11 ODAC) were unable to overcome their 27.3 percent shooting from the field (15-of-55).
Freshman guard Stephanie Mathews (Woodstock, Va./Central) led three EMU players in double figures with a game-high 18 points. She also added seven rebounds and six steals. Freshman center Amanda Renalds (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) finished with 12 points and freshman guard Carrie Grandstaff (Luray, Va./Mt. Carmel Christian) added 11.
Dannelly scored 12 points and grabbed seven boards to lead the Generals. Junior forward Sarah Michaels (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) chipped in with 10 points. Senior center Austin Calhoun (Alexandria, Va./Annandale) nabbed a game- and career-high 11 rebounds.
The Generals will be in action again this Friday when they travel to Roanoke for a 7:00 pm game.
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