Women's Basketball Drops CAA Opener At UNC Wilmington, 52-45

Kaylor Records Seventh Double Double

12/04/05 7:18PM

WILMINGTON, NC - UNCW freshman forward Sahsha Taylor poured in a game-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds to power host UNC Wilmington over William & Mary, 52-45, in the Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball opener for both teams Sunday at Trask Coliseum. The Seahawks improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 with the league victory. The Tribe dipped to 3-4 and 0-1.

Tribe sophomore forward Kyra Kaylor (Pittsburgh, PA) was the only player in double figures for the Tribe with 21 points and 11 boards as she recorded her seventh double double in as many games.

After erasing a 10-point Tribe lead to take a 29-23 lead at the break, the Seahawks led wire-to-wire in the second half, surviving several comeback bids by the Tribe.

A free throw by freshman forward Alex Stewart gave the Seahawks a 32-26 edge at 15:39 before Lizzie Schiel’s (Wayne, PA) three-pointer drew the Tribe within two points, 32-30, with 14:11 remaining. Taylor’s jumper at 6:08 pushed the margin back to 44-35, setting up one final run by the Tribe.

A trifecta by junior guard Sarah Stroh (Mission, British Columbia) sliced the deficit to one point, 46-45, with 2:07 left, but UNCW’s Denise Lawrence canned a short jumper in the lane and the Seahawks finished the game with a 6-0 streak to clinch the conference win.

After trailing by as many as 10 points early in the first half, the Seahawks rallied to close out the opening period with a 22-6 run over the final 11:26 for a 29-23 lead at intermission. Taylor keyed the spurt and wound up scoring 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first 20 minutes.

The Tribe will now take a 13-day break for final exams, and will be back in action on Saturday, December 17th when it will travel to Hampton. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.


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