LEXINGTON, Va. -- Eastern Mennonite went on a 23-12 run in the final 8:42 of the second half to post a 65-60 win over Washington and Lee in ODAC women's basketball action on Tuesday evening at the Warner Center.
The Royals (13-6, 9-5) led 11-10 with 14:07 left in the first half, but the Generals (7-12, 5-10) went on an 11-0 run to take a 10-point lead (21-11) with 8:44 remaining en route to a 31-23 halftime advantage.
In the second half, W&L pushed its lead to 11 points (38-27) at the 16:14 mark and held a 48-42 lead with 8:24 remaining before Eastern Mennonite went on the aforementioned run to close out the game.
The Generals were led by sophomore forward Kristen Krouchick (Holland, Pa./Nazareth Academy), who scored a team-high 17 points and pulled down six rebounds. Senior guard Louisa Feve (Bethesda, Md./Winston Churchill) notched 15 points and a game-high five assists, while junior center Jessica Hunsinger (Mayer, Ariz./The Orme School) added eight points, a game-high 14 rebounds and season-high tying seven blocks. She now has 61 blocks on the season, a new W&L record.
The Royals were paced by senior center Amanda Renalds' (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) 20 points. Sophomore center Jolene Kratz (Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock) added 13 points and four rebounds, while senior forward Stephanie Mathews (Woodstock, Va./Central) notched 10 points and a team-high nine boards.
Washington and Lee returns to the court on Saturday when it hosts Randolph-Macon Woman's College at 2:00 pm.
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