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12/17 19:14 CST Roberts, Ziegler combine for 23 as No. 16 Louisville women beat
Eastern Kentucky 76-51
Roberts, Ziegler combine for 23 as No. 16 Louisville women beat Eastern
Kentucky 76-51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) --- Tajianna Roberts and Laura Ziegler combined for 23
points to lead the No. 16 Louisville women 76-51 over Eastern Kentucky on
Wednesday.
Roberts had 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting with five rebounds and five
turnovers. Ziegler scored 11, shooting 5 of 10 with seven rebounds.
Yevheniia Putra and Skylar Jones each added 10 points off the bench. Imari
Berry had six points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists.
The Cardinals' bench outscored the Colonels' bench 38-11. The Cardinals (11-3)
entered the game ranked fifth in the country with 35.3 bench points per game.
The Cardinals fell into a 19-14 hole the first quarter after a 10-4 Eastern
Kentucky run that featured a pair of 3-pointers from Althea Kara Angeles, who
finished with a team-high 10 points for the Colonels (7-4).
The Cardinals reclaimed the lead with a 16-8 second quarter, closing the half
with a 30-27 lead.
They opened the second half on a 9-0 run, then rattled off another six
unanswered points after an Eastern Kentucky score. It was a 24-10 third quarter
featuring seven points from Roberts.
The result marks 12 games in a row the Cardinals have held their opponent to
below their scoring average. The Colonels entered Wednesday averaging 76 points
per game.
Up next
Louisville: The Cardinals will face No. 17 Tennessee at the Women's Champions
Classic at the Barclays Center in New York on Saturday.
Eastern Kentucky: The Colonels will travel to South Carolina to face
Presbyterian on Friday.
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