Knight's Career-High Leads Cobras to Win at E&H
Senior Kristynn Knight led four Cobras in double figures as the 21st-ranked Coker University women’s basketball team concluded the regular season with a 81-73 victory at Emory & Henry on Saturday afternoon.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 81 |
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19 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 73 |
Team Stats
Emory & Henry
| Game Statistics | #21 Coker | Emory & Henry |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (29-61) | (28-58) |
| Field Goal % | 47.5% | 48.3% |
| Rebounds | 35 | 29 |
| Assists | 9 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 15 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 23 | 12 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 13 |
| Pts in the Paint | 40 | 32 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 7 | 9 |
| Bench Pts | 19 | 10 |
EMORY, Va. – Senior Kristynn Knight led four Cobras in double figures as the 21st-ranked Coker University women's basketball team concluded the regular season with a 81-73 victory at Emory & Henry on Saturday afternoon.
Knight posted a team-high and career-high tying 21 points, while senior Shanwteanna Tillman had 13, junior Dasia Ferguson added 12 and graduate student Kamari Thompson chipped in 10 points to go with 10 rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS:
#12 Coker 22-6 (17-5 SAC) | Emory & Henry (7-21, 5-17 SAC)
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Kristynn Knight equalled her career-high with 21 points and has now scored in double figures in three straight games and seven of the last eight outings.
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Kamari Thompson recorded her fifth double double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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Shawnteanna Tillman finished the regular season with 13 points and reached double digits in points in 27 of the 28 games this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Kristynn Knight: career-high tying 21 points, 4 assists
Shawnteanna Tillman: 13 points, 2 steals
Kamari Thompson: 10 points, 10 rebounds
HOW IT HAPPENED:
With momentum from its Senior Day ceremony, Emory & Henry jumped out to a 19-17 lead at the end of the first quarter and carried a 42-35 advantage into halftime.
Coker University trailed by as many as nine early in the third quarter, but the Cobras stormed back and eventually grabbed their first lead of the second half, 49-48, on a Shawnteanna Tillman free throw with 4:17 remaining in the period. Coker never relinquished the lead, taking a 59-55 edge into the fourth quarter.
The Cobras pushed their advantage to as many as 10 points in the final stanza and withstood a late Wasps rally to secure the victory.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Coker earned the No. 3 seed in next week's South Atlantic Conference Tournament and will face No. 6 seed Wingate on Thursday at 2:30PM inside the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, in Rock Hill, S.C.