Women’s Basketball Cruises Past Norwich in Home-Opener, 70-54

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's basketball team rolled to a 70-54 victory over Norwich Saturday afternoon at the Lahue Athletic Center in the first home game of the season.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 70, Norwich 54
Records: Lions (2-0) | Cadets (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The home team owned a narrow 17-15 lead after the first quarter of play.
• Eastern Nazarene poured in 24 points I the second period while limiting Norwich to nine points.
• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) banked in high-arching three-pointer at the halftime buzzer from just inside the half-court line to extend the Lions' advantage to 41-24.
• The hosts grabbed their largest lead of the game with 1:48 remaining, 62-35, as Genesis McNeill (Providence, R.I.) knocked down a pull-up jumper.
• Eastern Nazarene boasted a 63-38 advantage heading into the final period.
• Despite Norwich finishing with a 16-7 edge in fourth-quarter scoring and chalking up the final eight points of the game, the Lions prevailed 70-54.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:              

• Alexandria Paquet (Santa Maria, Calif.) poured in a team-high 15 points and added six rebounds with five assists.
• Delaney Walker (Nampa, Idaho) tallied 14 points while Anaira Ayala (Guaynabo, P.R.) netted 11 points off the bench.
• Genesis McNeill (Providence, R.I.) posted 10 points, eight boards, seven steals, and five assists.
• Theresa McCarver (Fairfield, Calif.) chipped in with nine rebounds and eight points.
• Eastern Nazarene shot 38.2% from the floor and 33.3% from beyond the arc.
• Norwich concluded the contest with a field-goal percentage of 28.1% while connecting on 5-of-25 from three-point territory.
• Hailey Brewster led all scorers with 17 points on the day for the Cadets while Maren McGinn added 12 points.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Eastern Nazarene travels to Brandeis November 14.