Mary Baldwin (1-0) held a 31-28 lead at the half and extended the lead to 22 before EMU (2-1) closed the gap to eight with five minutes remaining. However, the Fighting Squirrels were able to pull away and close the season-opening victory 74-63.
Junior Melissa Conyers (Fishersville, Va.) led three MBC players in double figures with 20 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. She went 5-for-8 from the three-point arch. Sophomore Jessica Carter (Charlottesville, Va.) went 4-for-10 from the arch to score 18 points. She also had three boards, three assists, one block, and three steals. Freshman Jennifer Dobson (Richmond, Va.) contributed 10 points, five boards, two assists, and three steals.
EMU senior Amanda Renalds (Bridgewater, Va.), who earlier in the day was named ODAC Player of the Week, continued her hot early start with a double-double on 21 points and 10 boards along with two assists and four blocks. Fellow senior Stephanie Mathews (Woodstock, Va.) also had a double-double with 11 points, 15 rebounds, and six steals. She also scored the 1,000th point of her EMU career, making her the third EMU basketball player in four games to reach 1,000. Renalds and senior E.J. Arrington of the men’s team also accomplished the feat over the weekend.
EMU will break for Thanksgiving and will return to action Tuesday, November 29 when the Lady Royals begin Old Dominion Athletic Conference action with a 7 p.m. contest at Roanoke College.
Newspaper Box Score Mary Baldwin vs Eastern Mennonite 11/21/05 7:00pm at Harrisonburg, Va. At Harrisonburg, Va. MARY BALDWIN 74, EASTERN MENNONITE 63 MARY BALDWIN (1-0) Conyers, Melissa 7-16 1-3 20; Carter, Jessica 6-18 2-3 18; Dobson, Jennifer 3-7 4-6 10; Hamilton, Christie 4-5 0-0 8; Henry, Rayna 2-5 2-2 6; Callison, Lindsay 2-9 2-2 6; Scruggs, Katrina 2-7 0-2 4; Anderson, Lashae 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 26-68 13-20 74. EASTERN MENNONITE (2-1) RENALDS, Amanda 7-12 7-13 21; MATHEWS, Stephanie 3-18 4-7 11; SEWARD, Megan 3-6 0-1 9; STEELE, Kathleen 3-5 0-0 6; BOWERS, Stephanie 2-4 1-2 5; JONES, Tara 2-6 0-0 4; SOWELL, Johnna 1-1 1-1 3; KRATZ, Jolene 0-5 2-3 2; POWELL, Dana 0-1 2-4 2; MADDEN, Mandee 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 17-31 63. Mary Baldwin.................. 31 43 - 74 Eastern Mennonite............. 28 35 - 63 3-point goals-Mary Baldwin 9-20 (Conyers, Melissa 5-8; Carter, Jessica 4-10; Callison, Lindsay 0-1; Scruggs, Katrina 0-1), Eastern Mennonite 4-15 (SEWARD, Megan 3-6; MATHEWS, Stephanie 1-5; BOWERS, Stephanie 0-1; JONES, Tara 0-1; MADDEN, Mandee 0-2). Fouled out--Mary Baldwin-None, Eastern Mennonite-None. Rebounds-Mary Baldwin 50 (Scruggs, Katrina 13), Eastern Mennonite 44 (MATHEWS, Stephanie 15). Assists-Mary Baldwin 14 (Conyers, Melissa 4), Eastern Mennonite 10 (RENALDS, Amanda 2; BOWERS, Stephanie 2; JONES, Tara 2). Total fouls-Mary Baldwin 25, Eastern Mennonite 20. A-225 Stephanie Mathews scores 1,000th career point