Women’s Hoops Dominates EMU for Third Consecutive Win

In the 27-point victory against the Royals, nine different Yellow Jackets scored en route to RMC's fourth home win of the season. The Lemon and Black got off to its best start of the season, as quick layups from Emion Byers (6'1''-F) (Louisa County, Va./Louisa) and McKenzie Matheny (5'11''-G/F) (Fairfax Station, Va./West Springfield) in the first two minutes saw the squad earn the first four points of the game. Then, a three from Madison Langdon (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic) helped RMC get out to 11 points, before EMU could get on the board with a free throw. After the 11-to-one run from the Yellow Jackets, the Royals assembled their own run, securing eight-straight points to get back within two. With just 30 seconds left in the quarter, Madison Langdon drilled her second triple of the frame to give her team a 14-to-nine advantage before the first break. While EMU scored the first four points of the second quarter, physical buckets from Matheny and Emily Olsen (6'0''-F) (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) kept RMC up, 18-13. After Matheny and Olsen traded another deuce each, Riley White (5'9''-G) (Hamilton, Va./Virginia Academy) checked in and delivered a layup and three-pointer within a minute to extend RMC's lead to 26-17 with 2:05 remaining in the half. After the Royals converted a layup in the final minute, White nailed another shot from downtown, this time extending her teams' lead to 29-19 at the half. For the first five minutes of the quarter, the two programs traded buckets but it was Matheny who extended the Yellow Jackets' advantage to 36-22. Then, Erin Porter (5'8''-G) (Virginia Beach, Va./Kettle Run) assembled a five-point run of her own, knocking down a tough baseline jump shot, followed by a three-ball, extending RMC's lead to 41-24. Despite the Royals getting within 14, White capped off the quarter with her third three-pointer of the game, as her shooting guided the Yellow Jackets to a 48-31 advantage after three. Over the course of the first half of the fourth, Sam Smith (Chesterfield, Va./St. Gertrudes) laced two shots from downtown to help build a 59-35 lead. Down the stretch, Langdon converted a difficult layup and three-ball of her own to keep RMC ahead 61-40. Before adding on another two in the final three minutes of the game, Matheny ripped down her career-high 18th rebound. Finally, Byers found Brooke Lynn Miller (Nokesville, Va./Brentsville) for a buzzer-beating jump shot, earning her first-career points to cap off the 67-40 victory.

Courtesy of: d3hoops.com