DELAND, Florida -- Angel Golden scored 24 points and Emily Williams a career-high 21 as Bethune-Cookman defeated Richmond 63-50 in the Hatter Classic Thursday at Stetson University.
Golden, a junior from Tampa, scored 11 first-quarter points as the Lady Wildcats (8-3) made it a sweep of their two Hatter Classic games. She had 21 points in Wednesday's win over Texas State and was named to the All-Tournament team.
Consecutive three-pointers from Golden erased an early 5-0 deficit and sparked a 10-0 first quarter run. Bethune-Cookman build its lead to 40-28 at halftime and overcame a third-quarter shooting slump to lead by as 17 in the fourth quarter.
Williams, a senior, finished the rare four-point play with 20 second remaining in the third quarter that gave Bethune-Cookman a 49-37 lead.
Williams, who made three from three-point range and was 6-6 from the line, also posted five assists.
Amaya Scott (six points) and Ashanti Hunt (five) each had six rebounds for the Lady Wildcats, who held Richmond (5-8) to 28.6 field goal shooting (16-56) and just one three-pointer in 15 attempts, the lowest for an opponent this season. Lyndsey Edwards had five third-quarter points.
Micaela Parson and Alex Parson each scored 11 points for the Spiders.
Bethune-Cookman returns to action after Christmas break December 28 at Miami.
HEAD COACH VANESSA BLAIR-LEWIS
"I don't think we're new to our offensive woes. One thing we're not new to is being a good defensive. When our offense slows downs, our defense holds us together."
"When the offense is hitting on all cylinders, it's something to look at."
"Emily's game tonight is what she has in her. This is what she's capable of."
"Angel found her groove this week."
"What I hope being 8-3 means we have a lot of confidence going into conference play."
ANGEL GOLDEN
"I was trying to stay in my groove from yesterday.
"The first quarter is what I'm trying to day every game."
"We came out with a lot of energy."
EMILY WILLIAMS
"It feels good. I've been trying to get out of my own way all season."
"We opened the floor with our offense and knocked down shots."
"I didn't see it go in on the 4-point play. I just heard my teammates getting hyped. It was a clutch shot we needed."
NOTES: This marked the first time Golden has registered consecutive 20-point games …She was 4-6 from 3-point range.
Williams had scored just 17 points in the Lady Wildcats' first 10 games.B-CU's 8-3 start is the program's best since the 1984-85 team started 9-2 and the non-conference wins is the most since the team started playing at least 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games...B-CU was 5-24 from the field in the second half, but compensated by going 11-14 from the line and the clutch three from Williams and Golden. Richmond was 7-26 in the second half, the final two field goals after the Lady Wildcats had taken a 61-44 lead. B-CU's turnover total of 12 was its lowest since 11 at FIU.
BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MEDIA COMMUNICATION
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