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Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb Holds Off UNC Asheville 74-63
02.15.2010 | Women's Basketball
The win was the 10th in a row for Gardner-Webb (22-3, 11-1 BSC). The Bulldogs fell to 7-18 overall and 2-10 in the league.
Asheville battled for 40 minutes and would never let the visitors break away but in the end the Runnin' Bulldogs inside game was too much. GWU outscored Asheville 42-20 in the paint.
The Bulldogs were led by Kendall Shepard's 16 points, while Kelli Riles finished with 12 points. Lindsey Montgomery just missed a double-double with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Gardner-Webb had Sanda Vaitkute and Dominque Hudson score 14 points each. Vaitkute blocked five shots and grabbed eight rebounds. Hudson dished out a game-high nine assists.
The Bulldogs also hurt themselves with 23 turnovers that resulted in 20 Gardner-Webb points.
The Runnin' Bulldogs led all the way and seemed to be in command as they led 65-53 with four minutes left on a Hudson three-point play.
Asheville tried to get back in the game over the next the next two minutes as it went on an 8-1 run to cut the lead to 66-61 on a Riles lay-up at the 2:34 mark.
But that would be the last field goal the Bulldogs would score in the game. Two free throws from Roundtree pushed the lead to 68-61 with two minutes remaining. Courtney Epps knocked down two free throws at the 1:20 mark to pad the lead to 70-61 and seal the Runnin' Bulldogs fourth conference road win in seven days.
In the first half, GUW hit three treys in the first nine minutes and got six points from Roundtree to lead 20-9. The visitors pushed the lead to 31-16 on a jumper from Monique Hudson at the 5:06 mark.
Asheville fought back in the final five minutes to cut the lead to 38-29 at halftime. Shepard and Grace Blayock hit three-pointers to help the Bulldogs get closer.
Roundtree had 11 points in the first half, while Vaitkute added eight points.
Asheville plays next at High Point Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. It will be the Bulldogs final road game of the season. Gardner-Webb begins a three-game homestand on Saturday when it hosts Presbyterian College at 4:30 p.m.
