Behind 14 Croner points, Guilford grabbed a 41-31 half-time lead, but the Wasps rallied and grabbed the lead in the second half. The contest featured 14 lead changes and six ties. Emory & Henry took advantage of a rowdy home crowd and Guilford miscues down the stretch, but could not convert a game-tying basket on its final possession.
Alex Lyons, who missed the game's final shot, scored a game-high 29 points for Emory & Henry. Baylie Snyder added 20 points and Samantha Shepard notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Croner made 10-of-16 field goals, including three-of-five three-pointers, to match the Quakers' highest point total of the season. Joclyn Terry tallied eight of her 10 points in the second half and helped Guilford pull away from Emory & Henry down the stretch. Dionne Graham added nine points and four assists in the Quakers' fourth-highest scoring game of the year.
Guilford concludes the regular season this Friday night against Randolph-Macon Woman's College at 7:00 p.m. in the Ragan-Brown Field House.
Newspaper Box Score Guilford vs Emory & Henry 02/13/07 7:00 p.m. at Emory, VA - King Center At Emory, VA - King Center GUILFORD 81, EMORY & HENRY 78 GUILFORD (9-15, 8-11 ODAC) CRONER, Tracey 10-16 5-6 28; TERRY, Joclyn 3-7 4-7 10; GRAHAM, Dionne 3-6 3-4 9; WOOD, Jasmine 4-4 0-0 8; CASTO, Jessica 2-4 3-4 8; WILLIAMS, Alexa 2-10 2-2 7; HACKETT, Shevon 2-4 1-2 5; SEUFER, Ann 2-6 0-0 4; DAILEY, Katie 1-2 0-0 2; NEVILLE, Mariah 0-1 0-0 0; BUMGARNER, Brittany 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 29-62 18-27 81. EMORY & HENRY (8-16, 4-15 ODAC) LYONS, Alex 11-21 7-10 29; SNYDER, Baylie 8-13 0-0 20; SHEPARD, Samantha 5-14 2-4 12; HILL, Ashley 3-11 0-0 7; KING, Amanda 2-4 0-2 4; PETTY, Sarah 1-3 2-3 4; ROGERS, Brittany 0-2 2-2 2; BROOKING, Kristy 0-1 0-0 0; PORTER, Emily 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-71 13-21 78. Guilford...................... 41 40 - 81 Emory & Henry................. 31 47 - 78 3-point goals--Guilford 5-18 (CRONER, Tracey 3-5; CASTO, Jessica 1-2; WILLIAMS, Alexa 1-4; SEUFER, Ann 0-4; BUMGARNER, Brittany 0-1; GRAHAM, Dionne 0-1; TERRY, Joclyn 0-1), Emory & Henry 5-24 (SNYDER, Baylie 4-8; HILL, Ashley 1-9; PETTY, Sarah 0-1; ROGERS, Brittany 0-1; BROOKING, Kristy 0-1; PORTER, Emily 0-1; LYONS, Alex 0-3). Fouled out--Guilford-TERRY, Joclyn, Emory & Henry-None. Rebounds--Guilford 43 (WILLIAMS, Alexa 8), Emory & Henry 40 (SHEPARD, Samantha 10). Assists--Guilford 15 (SEUFER, Ann 4; GRAHAM, Dionne 4), Emory & Henry 14 (ROGERS, Brittany 4; LYONS, Alex 4). Total fouls--Guilford 21, Emory & Henry 19. Technical fouls--Guilford-None, Emory & Henry-None. A-235 Old Dominion Athletic Conference game.