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Weber state falls 57-42 to Eastern Michigan
11/29/2014 9:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
OGDEN, Utah – The Weber State University women's basketball team lost 57-42 to Eastern Michigan in their last game of the annual Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic.
The Wildcats fell behind 26-21 to end the first half. Eastern Michigan started the second half by going on a 12-2 run. With 4:11 seconds left in the game Eastern Michigan had an 18 point lead but the 'Cats cut it back to end the game with a 57-42 loss.
“The numbers don't show how hard the girls worked.” said Weber State head coach Bethann Ord. “You can't win a game when you don't finish shots and convert. I am proud of the girls, playing on the road is tough and they did well in this tournament.”
Senior guard, Brianna Averette led the team with 12 points. Freshman Jocelyn Adams had a career high of eight points. Junior Jalen Carpenter had nine rebounds for the Wildcats. Averette, Adams, and junior Regina Okoye had six rebounds each.
The Eagles out rebounded the Wildcats 53-42. Weber State shot 23 percent from the field and 53 percent from the free-throw line.
“We're going to be working on executing the little things this week in practice,” Ord said. “We are going to get back to the basics and tighten things up before San Diego.”
Weber State will host San Diego on Dec. 6 before traveling down to Provo, Utah to take on the BYU Cougars Dec. 9.
