Emory Women's Basketball Defeats Spelman

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The Emory women's basketball team received double-figure scoring from four players Tuesday evening as it posted a win at Spelman College.  The Eagles evened their record at 4-4 following a 73-55 win over the Jaguars who slipped to 1-5.

Freshman Danielle Landry led all players with a career-high 17 points while grabbing a season-high tying nine rebounds.  Landry sank seven-of-nine from the floor and three free throws in registering her third double-digit outing of the season.  Senior Keenan Whitesides recorded her second double double of the season with a 13-point, team-best 10 rebound effort.  Rounding out the team's double-figure scorers were senior Whitney Martin (13 pts.) and sophomore Beccaa Feldman (11 pts.).

For the game, Emory shot 43.5 percent (27-of-62) from the field while the home team checked with a 39.7 percent showing (23-of-58).  The Eagles also held a slim 39-38 advantage in rebounding.

Emory led from start to finish in the game and held a 33-18 lead at halftime with Landry and Feldman leading the way with nine and eight points, respectively.  Martin scored Emory's first six points of the second half and helped it to a 39-20 lead with 18:37 on the clock.  However, the Jaguars did rally back to within 10 points, 49-39, with 9:54 left on the clock following a jumper by Shanda Kennedy.  The Eagles iced the game with an 8-1 spurt, keyed by three-pointers by sophomore Becca Feldman and senior Mary Smith and a bucket by Martin, that upped its cushion to 57-40 with 6:59 on the clock.

The Eagles return to action on Dec. 29 when it hosts Birmingham Southern.