Emory Women's Basketball Notches First Win Of The Season

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Emory junior Elizabeth Brandt and freshman Danielle Landry each scored 11 points off the bench to pace four double-figure scorers as the Eagles recorded their first win of the season, 74-59 against Millsaps College in an opening round game of the Emory Tip-Off Tournament. 

Both Brandt and Landry sank four-of six from the floor and spearheaded a strong effort by the Eagles' reserves that saw them outscore the Millsaps bench by a 41-18 margin.  Sophomore Sally Peterson and senior Keenan Whitesides rounded out the squad's double-digit scorers with 10 points apiece.

With both teams looking to get their offenses clicking, Emory went into halftime with a 32-29 lead.  The Eagles shot 36.0 percent from the floor in the opening half while limiting the Majors to 27.3 percent.

The Eagles put some distance between themselves and Millsaps during the opening minutes of the second half, sinking five of their first six field goal opportunities en route to an 11-0 run that upped their advantage to 43-29.  Peterson scored five points during that stretch while three other players chipped in baskets.  A three-pointer by Melissa Koike capped a 10-0 sprint and gave the Eagles their biggest margin of the game at 54-35 with 12:32 remaining.  The Majors did get to within eight points with 9:48 on the clock following a pair of foul shots by Ronda Webb but could not get any closer than that.

Emory picked up its shooting effort in the second stanza, knocking down 48.4 percent (15-of-31) of its field goal attempts while Millsaps converted on just 21.9 percent.  For the game, the Eagles finished with a 42.9 percent showing (24-of-56) compared to Millsaps' 24.6 percent (16-of-65).

With the victory, the Eagles, now 1-2 on the season, advance to the championship game Saturday evening where it will meet meet Covenant College.  Covenant advanced to the finals after defeating Agnes Scott, 70-56, in the other semifinal game. 

The consolation game will tip at 6:00 p.m., with the the championship outing to follow.