The #19 ranked Emory women's basketball team put on a show in the WPEC Friday night as they took down UAA foe Case Western Reserve, 90-46, in Atlanta.
The dominant win was highlighted by a 30-piece game from junior Alexandra Loucopoulos as she set a new career high and a hot third quarter from classmate Emma Starr, scoring 10 points to earn her career high. The Eagles duo were among four Emory players to reach double digits in the 44-point drubbing.
The Eagles came out the gate strong thanks to a seven-point scoring run from Loucopoulos. The Spartans began closing in at the 2:43 mark thanks to a pull up three from Mya Hartjes, but Starr and Loucopoulos kept the Eagles rolling as the first quarter ended with Emory leading 18-13
As the second quarter began, Loucopoulos continued to steamroll the Spartans as she opened the quarter, going on a five-point scoring run to make it 23-13. A three from freshman Tatum Olson and a nice layup from senior Lily Kennedy kept the Eagles on a hot streak despite the Spartans efforts to close the lead, ultimately ending the half on a Katherine Martini layup to put the Eagles up by 20 points. Loucopoulos had a new career-best scoring output in the half as she single-handily outscored the visitors, 23-21.
It was raining threes as play continued in the third quarter as the Eagles started things off with a pair of long-range conversions from Olson and freshman Mia Strazza to bring the score to 47-23. Starr, Olson and newcomer Lauren Walsh kept the trend going as they all netted three pointers in less than a minute to extend the lead, with Starr closing out the third quarter with a pull up jumper to bring the score to 64-30.
The Eagles kept the hot streak alive with a four-point run to start the final quarter. A pair of layups from senior Chloe Kreusser and yet another three pointer from Loucopoulos brought the score to 78-37 as the clock ran down, with a three pointer from sophomore Sydney Cummings and a layup from freshman Savannah Seawell sealing the deal for the Eagles as they earned their second conference win of the season, beating the Spartans comfortably.