URBANA, Ohio – The Urbana University women's basketball team suffered a 75-70 defeat to visiting Davis & Elkins Saturday at the Grimes Center. It was the first meeting between the two teams as league opponents.
UU (6-5, 3-3 MEC) held the lead for all but 24 seconds until Davis & Elkins (2-8, 2-4 MEC) clawed back at the end of the contest. The Senators outscored the Blue Knights 14-4 over the final four minutes as a pair of free throws put the visitors ahead for good with 1:30 remaining.
D&E's Jamiyah Johnson carried the Senators with 31 points and 26 rebounds. The junior forward grabbed 14 offensive boards while logging the highest overall rebound total by a DII player this season.
Urbana limited Davis & Elkins to 37-percent shooting, including just 16 percent from three-point range, but the Senators used a 52-34 advantage on the glass to overcome the poor shooting. D&E outscored UU 19-6 in second-chance points.
Leading the way for Urbana was
Sylvia Hudson with a season-high 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting.
Bailey Draughn scored 16 with three 3-pointers while
Kami McEldowney added 10 points and career-high eight assists.
Lexie Wright grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in her first start.
The Blue Knights led by as much 10 midway through the first quarter when a Draughn trey made it 18-8. Urbana remained out in front in the second and led 37-33 at halftime. After D&E briefly claimed its first lead near the start of the third, Urbana responded by shooting over 60 percent in the period to lead 58-54 going into the final stanza.
UP NEXT: Urbana will host its final home game of 2019 when it welcomes Findlay to the Grimes Center on Tuesday. The non-conference matchup will tip off at 6 p.m. ET.
