Lady Hawks pick up first conference win

MACON, Ga. – The Huntingdon women's basketball team put the game away early Saturday.

The Lady Hawks scored the first 10 points of the game and knocked off Wesleyan 99-33 in a Great South Athletic Conference matchup. Huntingdon (7-8, 1-1) led 45-16 at the half and held Wesleyan (1-8, 0-3 GSAC) to 17 points in the second half.

"It's always good to get the first conference win," Huntingdon head coach Buzz Phillips said. "We came out and played well early. We were able to get a lead and get all of our players in the game. Our starters did a good job today and our younger players all saw some good minutes.

"Now we're going to keep working, build off of this win and get ready for Spelman."

The Lady Hawks host Spelman on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

In Saturday's win, all 14 players saw at least 12 minutes of playing time and 13 players scored. The Lady Hawks' starters combined for 43 points while the bench added 56 points. The 99 points are the most scored by the Lady Hawks since a 100-41 win over Wesleyan on January 31, 2007.

Raven Prater led Huntingdon with 16 points, three assists and three steals in 15 minutes of playing time. Morgan Crawford added 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in 14 minutes and Patricia Pickens finished with 10 points and four steals in 15 minutes. Tanjanik Munford recorded a team-high seven rebounds.

Coming off the bench, Devin Douglas totaled 10 points and five rebounds, Alyson Burke added nine points and six rebounds and Ashleah Roberts followed with nine points and three assists. Katie Martin finished with four assists and Alyssa McCurry and Chelsea Taylor each pulled down six rebounds.