URBANA, Ohio – Urbana's starting five all scored double figures in Saturday's 94-60 blowout of West Virginia Wesleyan inside the Grimes Center.
Following the win, Urbana improved to 10-6 in league play and 14-8 overall on the season. The Blue Knights will travel to Frostburg State next for a midweek tilt. Wesleyan fell to 3-19 (1-15 MEC) on the year.
Tyra James posted her fifth double-double in six games with 16 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. The grad transfer from Cincinnati eclipsed 500 points this season and needs 77 to break the school's single-season scoring record.
Bailey Draughn also led with 16 points while
Weston Minnich scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from three-point range. Minnich and Draughn combined to shoot 12 of 13 from the field.
Additionally,
Sylvia Hudson continues to close the UU career scoring mark recorded 13 points and six rebounds while
Kami McEldowney stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, five assists, four boards and three steals. Six other players scored, including a career-high eight points from Shaylaya Heath.
Urbana tied its season-best percentage from three-point range by draining 9 of 14 (64.3%) from beyond the arc, including 6 of 7 over the first 20 minutes of action.
The Blue Knights shot a blistering 69 percent in the first quarter and kept their foot on the gas to build a 20-point halftime lead with a score of 52-32. Minnich and Draughn each had 12 points at the break.
Coming out of the locker room, Hudson drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key and the route was on. The Urbana lead swelled to as much as 38 in the fourth quarter.
The Blue Knights shot 50 percent overall in the contest while going an impressive 17 for 20 (85%) at the free throw line. The Blue and Grey also held a decisive edge on the boards with a 54-35 margin.
Wesleyan's Cierra Tolbert led the visitors with 16 points and eight caroms. The Bobcats' only lead of the game came with 6:33 in the first stanza after a 3-pointer put the visitors ahead 11-9 for a brief moment.
UP NEXT: Urbana takes on Frostburg State Wednesday evening in Frostburg, Maryland. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. inside Bobcat Arena.
