Emma Egan - Junior
Eckerd Tritons Women's Basketball
(18-8, 13-7 SSC)
Barry University
(19-9, 12-8 SSC)
Last Time Out
Tritons Cruise Past Lynn on Senior Day
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Eckerd women's basketball team locked in the No. 4 seed in the SSC Tournament next week with a wire-to-wire win over Lynn, 65-54, at the McArthur Center on senior day on Saturday.
After being tied 8-8, Eckerd rolled off 10 straight points to take a 10-point lead before taking an 18-12 favor at the end of the first. After an initial basket by both teams in the second, they went quiet until the 4:52 mark. EC and LU traded baskets for the rest of the half, with Eckerd holding a 30-21 lead at the break.
Eckerd opened the second half on an 11-3 run to take an 18-point lead, but Lynn followed with a 14-1 run to cut their deficit to five with 1:43 left in the third. The Tritons added a late triple to take a 50-42 lead at the end of the third. The Knights cut their deficit to six to start the frame, but the Tritons responded with back-to-back layups to push back in front by 10. EC cruised the rest of the way for a 65-54 victory.
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This season marks Egan's first with the Tritons. So far, she has appeared in 26 games with three starts. Egan has grabbed a total of 127 rebounds, recording 20 steals and six blocks. Averaging 4.7 points per game, Egan has tallied a total of 147 points on the season for Eckerd.