ELKINS, W. Va. – The University of Charleston Golden Eagles Women's Basketball team (12-2, 7-1 MEC), increased their win streak to 9 games on Saturday with a 65-53 win over the Senators of Davis & Elkins College. The Golden Eagles used a 27-12 fourth quarter advantage to defeat the Senators behind 14 final quarter points from Senior Anna Hayton, who finished the game with 18 points, seven rebounds, and an assist.

JUST THE BASICS

SCORE: Charleston 65, Wesleyan 53
LOCATION: Elkins, W. Va.
TEAM RECORDS: Charleston (12-2, 7-1 MEC), Davis & Elkins (2-11, 2-6 MEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

The Golden Eagles trailed early, as the Senators held a 7-2 advantage over UC at the 4:30 mark in the first quarter. At the end of the frame, the Golden Eagles trailed 13-6 while shooting just 1-of-14 from the field, converting on 4-of-8 from the charity stripe, and was outrebounded 16-6.
 
Charleston cut into the Senator lead, bringing the score to 15-11 with 7:42 remaining in the quarter and tied the game at 19-19 with just over five minutes remaining in the half. Davis & Elkins fought back, putting together a 10-3 run of their own over the next four minutes before Hayton would be charged with a technical foul in the final minute of the half following a turnover with the Senators leading 29-22. Megan Haines drew a critical foul in the final seconds of play on a made layup and was able to convert the and one to cut the Senator lead to four headed into the break, trailing 29-25.
 
Charleston cut the Davis & Elkins lead to three headed into the final frame after outscoring the opposition 13-12 in the third.
 
The fourth quarter was all in favor of the Golden Eagles, who would outscore D&E 27-12. Hayton was able to lead the way with 14 points in the frame and Charleston forced five turnovers and outscored the Senators 23-8 during the contest in points off turnovers.
 

Charleston Leaders (24-55, 43.6 percent from the field)
Anna Hayton – 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist
Brooklyn Pannell –12 points, 3 assists, 1 rebounds
Dakota Reeves – 12 points, 3 rebounds

Davis & Elkins Leaders (14-60, 23.3 percent from the field)
Jamiyah Johnson– 20 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists
Sydney Nestor – 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
 
Up Next:
The Golden Eagles will return to action on Wednesday as they hit the road to take on the Blue Knights of Urbana with tip scheduled for 5:30 p.m.