PHILIPPI, W.Va. - Senior forward
Jamiyah Johnson led the way with another double-double effort and classmate
Jessica Eadsforth-Yates added 12 points in her return, but Alderson Broaddus converted 45% of its three-point field goals to seize an 84-73 win over the Senators on Wednesday night inside Rex Pyles Arena.
Johnson notched 21 points (9-14 FG) and grabbed 17 rebounds for D&E (1-6) and
Peyton Mohler posted nine points.
Allie Taylor chipped in eight for D&E, which went just 2-of-13 from deep.
Amiah Banks contributed seven points for D&E in 21 minutes, adding four steals on the defensive end.
Alderson Broaddus(4-3) started quick, opening a 31-16 edge following the first quarter. Hannah Henderson posted 18 points with nine boards for the Battlers and Shay Harper added 15 points and six assists. Saniya Dorsey and Carissa Spiker posted 13 points apiece off the bench.
AB had an answer for every D&E run, using their balance throughout the lineup and hot shooting from three-point range to stifle the Senators. The Battlers jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start before zipping ahead by double figures in the first.
The Senators picked up the defensive intensity to start the second quarter, helping the visitors build an 8-0 run to begin the frame. Johnson got free underneath for a layup, then converted another stickback.
Lena Lee banked in a layup following go-ahead feed from Mohler off a block and Taylor capped the run with a bucket to make the deficit 31-24 at 7:49.
A foul shot from Mohler, accounting for the first points of the second half, put D&E within seven at 46-39. AB ballooned its lead to double figures about two minutes later and didn't look back.
D&E returns to the floor on Saturday, January 30, hosting Notre Dame (Ohio) at 2:00 PM.
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