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#7 AMHERST TAKES DOWN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, 78-48

BOSTON, Mass. - Junior guard Hannah Fox (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) led the #7 Amherst College Mammoths to a road victory over the Emmanuel College Saints on Tuesday evening despite double digit performances by Yuleska Ramirez Tejeda (Cambridge, Mass.) and Kayla Weaver (West Haven, Conn.), 78-48.

#7 AMHERST TAKES DOWN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, 78-48
Video Box Score
November 27, 2018

THE BASICS 

Score: Amherst College, 78; Emmanuel College, 48

Records: Amherst College Mammoths (3-1); Emmanuel College Saints (3-1)

Location: Boston, Mass. – Andy Yosinoff Court

Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018

THE LEAD: Junior guard Hannah Fox (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) led the Amherst College Mammoths to a road victory over the Emmanuel College Saints on Tuesday evening despite double digit performances by Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (Cambridge, Mass.) and Kayla Weaver (West Haven, Conn.), 78-48.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Saints started the game with a strong defensive front, not allowing a point in the first four minutes of play, and connected on early game jump shots by Maddie McLaughlin (Westerly, R.I.) and Kayla Weaver (West Haven, Conn.) to take the lead 9-0.
  • The Mammoths came back with a vengeance as Hannah Fox (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) scored 17 points in the first quarter, shooting a perfect 4-4 from behind the arc, closing out the quarter ahead of the 23-17.
  • Neither team was able to get their offensive rhythm in the second quarter, but the Mammoths were able to win the quarter outscoring the Saints 10-9 to go into half ahead 33-26.
  • Amherst came out of the break with energy that negated Yuleska Ramirez-Tejeda (Cambridge, Mass.) driving to the basket early, as Madeline Eck (Rye, N.Y.) of Amherst collected 13 points in the quarter to close out EC, 63-36.
  • EC wasn't able to close the gap, as Fox collected another nine points in the fourth quarter to take the victory over the Saints, 78-48.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Fox led the evening for both teams, scoring 33 points off of a 6-7 performance from behind the arc, along with four rebounds, two assists and a steal.
  • Ramirez-Tejeda was the leading scorer for the Saints, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and an assist.
  • Both teams were able to collect 32 boards on the evening, but the Mammoths shared the ball much better than the Saints, recording 21 assists in comparison to EC's eight.

UP NEXT

  • Amherst College will have a few days to rest before heading on the road again to play Brooklyn College on December 1st at 5:00 PM.
  • EC will be hosting the Salem State University Vikings on Saturday, December 1st at 1:00 PM on the Andy Yosinoff Court.