#1 Concordia College Alabama Hornets 90, #8 The Apprentice School Lady Builders 53

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March 2, 2016

FINAL SCORE: #1 Concordia College Alabama Hornets 90, #8 The Apprentice School Lady Builders 53

RECORDS: Concordia-Alabama 22-3; Apprentice 12-11

LOCATION: Penn State Fayette Main Arena, Uniontown, PA

IN BRIEF: Concordia-Alabama's Erica Ousley led all scorers with 20 points as #1 Concordia-Alabama used a dominant second-half performance to defeat #8 The Apprentice School 90-53 in the opening round of the Women's Division I Tournament Wednesday. 

ON THE COURT

  • Concordia-Alabama jumped out to an early 15-6 lead with 5:44 left in the first quarter, but The Apprentice School relied on stingy defensive pressure over the next three minutes to tie the game at 15. 
  • Early in the second quarter, Concordia-Alabama used fast break offense to push its lead to eight, forcing an Apprentice School timeout at the 8:48 mark.  The teams traded buckets the remainder of the quarter, with Concordia taking a 40-31 into halftime. 
  • Concordia-Alabama was dominant in the third quarter, using a 22-8 run to extend its lead to 62-39 lead.
  • The Hornets would only extend their lead in the final stanza, closing the game with a 12-2 run to advance with a 90-53 victory.
  • Concordia-Alabama used a balanced scoring attack with 10 different players recording points.
  • Concordia-Alabama's team rebounding total of 69 tied the USCAA Women's Division I Tournament record set by Berea College in the 2015 tournament.

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

  • USCAA Women's Division I 2015-16 Player of the Year Shuntavia Harris had an impressive outing, narrowly missing a triple-double with 18 points, 22 rebounds and 8 blocks.
  • The Apprentice School was led by Ylexzis Traeger, who put up 18 points, while Courtney White chipped in 10.
  • The Hornets' bench outscored the Lady Builders' bench 44-10.

NEXT UP

Concordia-Alabama advances to meet the winner of the Silver Lake College/University of Maine Fort Kent game at 11:00 a.m. on Friday in the Main Arena.  The Apprentice School will face the loser of the Silver Lake/UM Fort Kent match-up on Thursday at 9:15 a.m.