Women’s Basketball Falls at Norwich in Hockenbury Classic, 67-56

NORTHFIELD, Vt.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team dropped a 67-56 decision at Norwich Friday evening in the opening game of the Hockenbury Classic.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 56, Norwich 67
Records: Lions (1-5) | Cadets (4-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Norwich raced out to a 21-8 advantage after one quarter of action.
• The Cadets chalked up 10 unanswered points to widen the margin to 31-8 in the second frame.
• The hosts boasted a 37-21 lead at the halftime break.
• Eastern Nazarene outscored Norwich 19-15 in the third period but the Cadets maintained a double-digit advantage heading into the fourth, 52-40.
• The Lions trimmed the deficit to 65-56 with 2:10 remaining in the fourth quarter on a layup by Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) paced Eastern Nazarene with 15 points to go with three steals.
• Alondra Jimenez (Santa Barbara, Calif.) posted her second double-double of the year, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds while adding four steals and four assists.
• Amanda Brooks (St. Louis, Mo.) chipped in with nine points off the bench and Te'yalla Simpson (Fairfield, Texas) notched eight points and five boards.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 37.7% from the floor and connected on 8-of-31 from behind the arc on the night.
• Norwich concluded the contest with a field-goal percentage of 43.8% while shooting 29.6% from three-point range.
• Haley Brewster and Maren McGinn led the Cadets with 18 points each and Brittany Graham tallied 17 points.

                                                                                    
LOOKING AHEAD:

Eastern Nazarene will face Westfield State in the Hockenbury Classic consolation game December 3.