LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee women's basketball team allowed just 13 first-half points en route to an 84-39 home win over Eastern Mennonite on Monday evening.
 
The win marks the Generals' ninth straight victory and 18th consecutive home win, as their nine straight wins is just one away from tying the program record set during the 2019-20 season. Overall, the Generals are now 14-3 and 11-0 in the ODAC, while the Royals fall to 5-14 overall and 1-12 in conference.
 
W&L scored the first nine points of the game on three triples and ended the period by scoring the final six points, as the Generals carried a 21-9 lead into the second. Senior guards Megan Horn (Basking Ridge, N.J./The Pingry School) and Kate Groninger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) scored seven and five points, respectively, in the opening frame.
 
The Generals outscored EMU, 14-4, in the second quarter, including a 9-0 run to finish the period to take a 35-13 halftime lead. Horn led all scorers with 11 in the first half, followed by nine from Groninger.
 
The W&L lead continued to grow throughout the second half, as a 28-12 score in the third quarter boosted the Generals to a 63-25 advantage. The Generals led by as many as 45 points at the 7:10 mark of the fourth quarter, with an overall fourth-quarter score of 21-14 to close the game.
 
Horn led the way with 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists. She shot 6-of-7 from the floor, 1-for-2 from long range and 2-for-2 from the foul line. Groninger came up with 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting overall and 4-of-5 from deep, in addition to four rebounds. Sophomore guard Hanna Malik (Raleigh, N.C./Athens Drive) contributed 13 points and shot 5-of-10 from the floor and made 3-of-6 three-point shots.
 
First-year guard Brii Redfearn scored a team-high 10 points for the Royals and finished with 10 boards for a double-double. Senior forward Constance Komara tallied eight points.
 
The Generals limited EMU to 27.4 percent (17-62) shooting in the game and just 5.9 percent (1-17) from long range, as the 39 points allowed by W&L is the fewest since holding Virginia Wesleyan to 38 on February 16, 2020. Offensively, W&L made 44.4 percent (32-72) of its shots and 39.1 percent (9-23) of shots beyond the arc.
 
W&L also outscored the Royals off turnovers (16-11), in the paint (42-26), on the fastbreak (11-6) from the bench (31-13) and in second-chance points (11-6).
 
The Generals will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Randolph for a 7:00 pm tip-off.