Box Score SEWANEE, Tenn. (Nov. 23, 2014) – The Sewanee women's basketball team stayed unbeaten with a 60-51 win over visiting Rust, Sunday, inside Juhan Gymnasium.
The Tigers are now a perfect 4-0 this season. Led by freshman Hannah McCormack and junior Jamie Chauvin, the Tigers held off a second-half push by the Bearcats.
McCormack and Chauvin both finished with 10 points while Savannah Rose, Casey Hassett, and Kayla Sewell each had eight.
After both teams played close throughout the opening eight minutes, Sewanee went on a 12-0 run. A layup by Haley Lyerly, followed by points from McCormack, Haley McDonough, Rebekah Faulkner, and Chauvin pushed the Tigers lead to 12, 20-8, with 7:52 left in the half.
Rust would answer back with 18 of the next 22 points. That would cut the Bearcat deficit to one, 27-26, with 1:20 to go.
The score would remain within one possession until midway through the second half. A three by Rose pushed the Tigers back ahead by four, 46-42, with 11:18 to play.
Rust answered right back with a jumper from Kala Williams. From there, a three by Kelley Myers sparked an 11-5 run for the Tigers the final 7:13 of the game.
During that stretch, both Rose and Lyerly hit two clutch threes and Chauvin had a pair of key steals.
Overall, Sewanee shot 39.7 percent from the field. The Tigers did outrebound the Bearcats 44-40 and held a 34-28 advantage in points in the paint.
Additionally, Sewanee's defense forced 10 Rust turnovers which led to 10 Tiger points.
Guard Kala Williams led Rust with a game-high 16 points.
Sewanee close out its homestand with a 6:00 p.m. contest, Tuesday against Agnes Scott
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