VWC women roll to 40 point win at Randolph

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- After battling through several games plagued by spells of cold shooting, the Virginia Wesleyan College women's basketball team found a zone of consistency.

The Marlins connected on 41.8% of their field goal attempts Friday, including 33% from three-point range, en route to a 78-38 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win over the host WildCats of Randolph College.

Junior Kristen Blalock (Suffolk, Va./Portsmouth Christian) hit 6-of-9 field goals to lead the Marlins (8-8, 6-5) with 17 points.  Junior Jocelyn Spencer (Newport News, Va./Hampton Roads Academy) nailed 5-of-8 shots and added 13 points and junior Shawnee Lewis (Alexandria, Va./Thomas A. Edison) connected on 3-of-6 attempts and scored 10 points.

Randolph (0-14, 0-9) followed the lead of Courtney Bouchard (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) early and managed to stay close through the opening minutes.  But, an 18-0 run by Virginia Wesleyan gave the Marlins a big lead for good.  VWC led 41-19 at halftime.

Virginia Wesleyan helped itself on the backboards, outrebouding the 'Cats 43-33.  Rookie Katie Tassa (Bristow, Va./Manassas Osbourn Park) led the Marlins with eight boards, while Spencer followed with six.  VWC finished with 22 assists, led by senior Kristina Jameson (Harrisonburg, Va./Broadway), and produced 20 steals, led by Tassa with five. Rookie Nikki Piper (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) recorded a season-high three blocks.

Bouchard led Randolph scoring with 16 points, hitting 4-of-6 triples en route to the total. 

Virginia Wesleyan returns to competition on Tuesday, Jan. 25, hosting Washington & Lee University at 7 p.m.  It is an Extreme Food Drive game and anyone attending will be admitted free with a donation of a can of food.

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