RALEIGH, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Basketball team continued their remarkable start as the Hawks dominated St. Augustine's in an 81-42 victory in CIAA play Monday evening on the road.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 81, St. Augustine's 42
RECORDS | Chowan 11-1 (3-0), St. Augustine's 4-8 (1-2)
LOCATION | Raleigh, N.C. (Emery Gym)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Chantel Roberts paced the Hawks with a double-double scoring 23 points and hauling in 11 boards. Danielle Weldon chipped in with a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Dhyamond Crenshaw tallied 12 points.
Mariah Coker scored eight points as Jada Lee, Alyssa Humes, and Jordan Pettaway rounded out the scoring with seven points each.
The Hawks outrebounded the Falcons 60-32 to continue to lead the nation in rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter:
Chowan got on the board first thanks to the defensive effort to start the contest. Mariah Coker picked the Falcons pocket and allowed Chantel Roberts for the easy bucket. Dhyamond Crenshaw gave the Hawks a 4-0 lead with a bucket off an offensive board.
St. Augustine's knotted things up following a fastbreak basket and a pair from the stripe. Chantel Roberts would not allow the Falcons to take the lead knocking down a pair of triples on back-to-back possessions.
The Hawks' defense kept the Falcons scoreless from the field as St. Augustine's notched one field goal in the first 5:18 of the contest. St. Augustine's would cut the deficit to 10-8 notching their second field goal.
Danielle Weldon kept the Hawks ahead with six points before Dhyamond Crenshaw put the Hawks up by double-figures late in the opening stanza, 18-8.
The teams traded baskets down the stretch as the Hawks led 20-11 after 10 minutes.
Second Quarter:
The Falcons notched the first bucket of the quarter before Mariah Coker countered with a pair from the charity stripe. Dhyamond Crenshaw and Jordan Pettaway kept the Falcons at-bay trading buckets to keep the lead at nine, 26-17.
Chantel Roberts finished off the old-fashioned three point play followed by two quick buckets pushed the Hawks to a 34-17 advantage forcing a timeout by the Falcons midway through the quarter.
St. Augustine's closed the gap slightly to 34-22 before Mariah Coker knocked down a trey with over two minutes left in the half. The Hawks added four points from the stripe followed by a layup by Danielle Weldon and a triple by Mariah Coker and Jordan Pettaway allowed the Hawks to lead 49-25 at the half.
The Chowan defense held the Falcons scoreless from the field the final 2:29 of the quarter.
Third Quarter:
Chantel Roberts opened the quarter with a pair of buckets to spark the offense. St. Augustine's tallied their first bucket in over five minutes of action before Roberts scored another bucket to keep pushing the Hawks ahead.
Jada Lee continued the run as Lee went on a 7-0 run with two buckets and an old-fashioned three-point play that forced a Falcon timeout.
The scoring slowed for the Hawks as Chowan led 61-28 with 2:46 left in the third frame. Danielle Weldon ended the scoreless streak with a layup 30 seconds later. Alyssa Humes tallied a layup to keep the run moving. The Falcons were held without a field goal for the final 8:42 of the quarter.
Chowan held the Falcons to a season-best three points in the quarter.
Fourth Quarter:
Dhyamond Crenshaw opened the quarter with two buckets to keep the Hawks run going. Chantel Roberts and Alyssa Humes notched buckets before a three pointer by the Falcons ended the 25-3 run by the Hawks.
St. Augustine's went on a 7-0 to cut into the deficit 74-35, with 5:29 remaining in the game. Both teams went without a bucket until Danielle Weldon knocked down a trey with 3:26 left to push the Hawks back to a 40 point advantage, 77-37.
After a pair of free throws, Alyssa Humes hit a jumper off a pass from Jada Lee with under two minutes to play. Danielle Weldon notched the final bucket of the contest for the Hawks.
UP NEXT
Chowan will return to the hardwood on December 31 against nationally ranked Wingate. Tip-off is slated for 3pm.
