February 26, 2008

Boxscore

LAURINBURG, N.C.—Junior Kendra Thomas (Virginia Beach, Va.) recorded her 11th double-double of the season leading the Barton College women’s basketball team to a 71-44 Conference Carolinas victory over host St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Tuesday night in Harris Court.

The Lady Knights wrapped up their 2007/08 season at 6-21 overall and 5-15 in Conference Carolinas, while Barton takes 17-7 overall and 15-4 league ledgers into their regular season finale when they host local conference rival Mount Olive College on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

Thomas had game-highs of 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Barton to the 27-point victory. Freshman Casey Moore (Liberty, N.C.) and junior Blair Burke (Raleigh, N.C.) added 12 and 10 points, respectively for BC.

Junior Desiree Jones (Tulsa, Okla.) led St. Andrews offensively with 11 points while senior Erika Thompson (Kalamazoo, Mich.) bucketed 10.

Thomas had 11 points and six rebounds in the first half to give the visitors an 11-point lead at halftime, 36-25. St. Andrews shot 39.1-percent in the first half compared to 36.7% by the Bulldogs but the Knights committed 14 turnovers that lead to 16 Barton points.

A pair of made free throws by junior Desiree Jones (Tulsa, Okla.) gave SAPC its only lead of the game, 2-0, before a 12-0 run by the Lady Bulldogs put Barton ahead for good. BC also held a 22-14 rebounding advantage at the intermission.

The Bulldogs continued to build on their lead in the second half as St. Andrews was held to just six made field goals and 24.0% shooting in the second half.

Barton out scored St. Andrews, 17-0, on second effort points with 20 offensive rebounds. The Bulldogs finished with a 47-33 advantage on the boards. Barton senior Candice Britton (Baltimore, Md.) hit the glass for seven rebounds.

Senior Jessy Perkins (Goldsboro, N.C.) led the Lady Knights with nine rebounds while classmate April Johnson (McColl, S.C.) had seven boards.

SAPC committed twice as many turnovers in the game than Barton, 30-15. Destiny Hamlin (Lugoff, S.C.) helped the Bulldogs defense with a game-high four steals. Freshman Kristin Zipkin (Canton, Ga.) had three steals for St. Andrews.

Zipkin and Perkins had six points apiece.