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Women's Basketball Quakers Face Bluffton University on the Road For Immediate Release: BLUFFTON, Ohio — The Earlham College women’s basketball team played its third road game of the season on Tuesday as the Quakers fell to Bluffton University 75-49. Junior Tasha Merrill (Cedar Grove, IN/Franklin County) led the Quakers with 12 points with senior Whitney McBurrows (Lansing, MI/J.W. Sexton) tossing in 10 points. Sophomore Shontavia Davis (Indianapolis, IN/Warren Central) had nine points with eight rebounds. Junior Tracy Hill (Copley, OH/ Cuyahoga Valley Christian) led Earlham with 10 rebounds, while contributing eight points. Senior Samantha Lurie (Lansing, MI/J.W. Sexton) added seven points and seven rebounds. Merrill gave the Quakers an early lead with the first basket of the game on a 3-pointer with 19:35 on the clock. A few moments later, Merrill tied the contest at 5-5 with a score at 18:37. The Beavers led briefly before the Quakers went back in front 12-8 on a trey by McBurrows and a basket by Davis with 15:26 remaining in the opening period. Bluffton responded and took the lead for good 13-12 at the 11:31 mark and built a 31-17 advantage by intermission. In the second half, Earlham pulled to within 37-26 after Merrill scored with 15:32 left, but the Quakers couldn’t get any closer the rest of the way. Earlham (0-3) continues its travels on Saturday as the Quakers visit the College of Mount St. Joseph. The non-conference game starts at 5 p.m. Box score.— EC — Contact: |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |