W. Basketball Runs SoCon Mark to 12-2 with Fifth Win in a Row, 71-52

Wednesday, February 8

Davidson, N.C.

7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

16-7, 12-2SoCon

UNCG

3-20, 2-13SoCon

UNCG

Davidson

Junior Jasmine Calin had nine points off the bench.

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

W. Basketball Runs SoCon Mark to 12-2 with Fifth Win in a Row, 71-52

2/8/2012 9:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Laura Murray scored 20 points, and Sophia Aleksandravicius added 16 points and eight rebounds as Davidson cruised to its fifth straight win, a 71-52 Southern Conference women's basketball victory over UNCG Wednesday night in Belk Arena.

Murray was 7-for-10 from the floor and 6-for-8 from 3-point range in 24 minutes of action, while Aleksandravicius converted 6-of-10 from the field and added a pair of blocked shots in 23 minutes.

Jasmine Calin scored nine points off the bench for the Wildcats (16-7, 12-2 SoCon), while Katrin Chiemeka and Sarah Davis each scored seven points. Barbara Sitton finished with six points and six assists.

Dayshaun Richbow led UNCG (3-20, 2-13 SoCon) with 13 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Janaé Stevenson and Sarah Folwell each scored nine.

Davidson used a zone defense to force the Spartans to take the outside shots and held UNCG to 27 percent shooting in the game, including 7-for-31 in the first half. The Wildcats shot 52 percent from the floor in the contest.

Davidson outscored UNCG 19-5 over the first 11 minutes of the contest as the 'Cats made eight of their first 14 shots and held UNCG to 2-of-13 from the floor. Murray paced Davidson with eight points during the stretch, and Chiemeka scored five.

Trailing 31-13, UNCG used a 9-2 run to cut the margin to 11 points just before the end of the half. But Sitton was fouled driving to the bucket with a second on the clock and made both free throws to put Davidson ahead 35-22 at the break.

The second half saw more of the same as Davidson used a 28-5 spurt to open a 63-27 cushion, its largest lead of the game, following a Jasmine Calin layup with 8:35 to play.

Trailing 67-31 with 6:41 to go, the Spartans outscored Davidson 21-4 the rest of the way for the final margin.

Davidson travels to Elon for a 2 p.m. SoCon contest Saturday.

Game Notes: Davidson and UNCG will meet again a week from today at UNCG… Davidson's 12-2 SoCon record is its best at this point of the season in school history… The Wildcats improved to 10-1 in Belk Arena this season and have won 14 of their last 16 at home… Murray has scored in double figures in 19 straight league games… Davidson has won eight of the last 11 meetings against UNCG... The win was the 'Cats 14th in the last 17 games... the five-game win streak matches a season-best.