From Emory University Athletics

Sophomore Dumebi Egbuna and junior Fran Sweeney combined for 32 points in sparking the Emory women's basketball team to a Tuesday evening road win at Sewanee. The Eagles captured their fourth straight win and raised their record to 5-1 following a 71-48 decision over the Tigers who slipped to 4-3.

Egbuna paced the Emory scoring attack with a career-high 17 points, hitting seven-of-10 from the field and three-of-four from the foul line. All of Sweeney's output came as a result of knocking down a personal-best five three-point field goals in nine tries en route to her fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season. Senior Khadijah Sayyid and junior Shellie Kaniut rounded out the squad's double-figure scorers with 12 and 11 points, respectively, with Sayyid doling out five assists and Kaniut contributing four rebounds and two steals to the cause. Senior Ilene Tsao led the club with seven boards while finishing with five assists.

A strong second half by the Eagles figured prominently in the victory as they outscored Sewanee by a 42-21 margin, shooting 53.3 percent (16 of 30) from the floor, including 66.7 percent (5 of 9) from beyond the arc. Egbuna picked up 11-second half points while Kaniut scored nine and Sayyid eight. Conversely, the Tigers were able to convert just 29.1 percent (7 of 24) of their field goal opportunities over the final two quarters of the game.

After Jamie Chauvin scored two of her game-high 22 points to give Sewanee a 34-33 lead with 7:04 left in the third stanza, Emory went on a 10-0 spree, with Egbuna scoring five points in that stretch, to claim a nine-point lead. After a basket by the Tigers, a Kaniut three pointer and a three-point play by Sayyid over the final 3:43 of the quarter gave Emory a 49-40 advantage heading into final 10 minutes of play. Emory put the game out of reach in the final stanza's opening minutes, rattling off an 11-0 blitz that saw Egbuna notch five points and sophomore Caroline Spurr and Sweeney hit from distance to bolt to a 60-40 cushion. 

For the contest, Emory was successful on 46.7 percent (28 of 60) of its field goal attempts while Sewanee compiled a mark of 34.0 percent (16 of 47). The Eagles shot a season-best 42.9 percent from beyond the arc, draining a season-best nine triples in 21 opportunities. Emory enjoyed a 43-26 bulge in rebounding, its third game this season with a double-digit advantage in that department.

Behind nine points from Sweeney, who sank three-of-six three-point field goal attempts, and six points from Egbuna, Emory closed out the second quarter in strong fashion, outpointing the Tigers, 10-4, over the final 6:43 of the stanza in claiming a 29-27 edge at the break. Emory's defense did not allow a Sewanee field goal over the last 6:18 of the quarter while limiting the host squad to 39.1 percent (9 of 23) from the floor over the opening 20 minutes of action. Emory was successful on 40 percent (12 of 30) of its field goal opportunities, including four treys in 12 tries.