Nov. 18, 2008

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) – The Redhawks women’s basketball reached a milestone on Tuesday. The Redhawks used an 8-0 run to start the second half to build an 18-point lead and coasted to a 60-41 win over Central Arkansas for the program’s 200th victory at the Show Me Center. The win extended the Redhawks home winning streak to four game dating back to last season.

With only a ten-point lead, 32-22 heading into the locker room at the end of the first half the Redhawks (2-0) picked up the defensive pressure at the beginning of the second stanza. Sonya Daugherty started the scoring in the second half with an uncontested layup. Three-straight Sugar Bears (0-2) turnovers led to six-straight points as the lead jumped to 18 points, 40-22.

That lead would eventually climb to 21 points on a Rachel Blunt three pointer with 11 minutes left. The Sugar Bears would not go away silently as they cut the lead to 11 on a Laura Beth Anderson layup to make it 52-41 with 5:41 remaining.

That would be the last time the Sugar Bears would put points on the board as the Redhawks defense completely shutdown their offensive game. The Bears went 0-6 from the field and even missed the front end of a one-and-one as the Redhawks put the finishing touches on the game with a Tierra Johnson layup with 31 seconds remaining for the final.

The first half was close as both teams exchanged baskets the opening seven minutes. Lauren Sharpe drained a three-pointer to give the Redhawks the lead, 11-8. A lead that the Redhawks would not relinquish thanks in part to an 8-1 run in the first half that built the Redhawks a comfortable lead.

The Redhawks held the Sugar Bears to 32-percent shooting from the field including 1-13 from three-point range and forced 29 turnovers which led to 25 points. The Sugar Bears won the battle of the boards 37-31 but the Redhawks were able to find 17 points from the charity stripe.

Crysta Glenn just missed out on her second-straight double-double as she finished with a game-high 17 points and led all players with eight rebounds. She went 6-10 from the field and again showed off her improved free throw shooting going 5-6.

Daugherty chipped in 10 points and five rebounds. Sharpe scored seven points and finished with five steals to give her 12 steals in two games. Blunt had nine points on 3-6 shooting.

Tarina Nixon added five points off the bench and tied former teammate Natalie Purcell for second on the school’s career three-pointers made charts with a first half trey. She now has 123 career three-pointers.

The Sugar Bears were led in double-figures by Jamye Adair with 11 points and Beth Anderson with 10 points.

The Redhawks look to extend their home winning streak this Friday as they host Arkansas-Little Rock at 7:00 p.m. to end their current three-game homestand. The Redhawks have won six-straight against teams from the state of Arkansas.