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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont women's basketball continued its hot shooting beyond the arc, draining 12 threes to cruise past Presbyterian College Friday morning at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins move to 7-2 on the season in the 90-48 victory over the Blue Hose.
BU put on a show for nearly 1,000 local elementary students, tallying their third 90+ point performance of the year. Four players scored in double digits with veteran duo Kylee Smith (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Darby Maggard (Larwill, Ind.) leading the way, compiling 25 and 22 points, respectively. Sophomore Maddie Wright (Chattanooga, Tenn.) orchestrated a career day of her own, pouring in 16 points while going 6-for-7 from the field. Wright also tied a career-best with nine boards.
Junior guard Jenny Roy (Brentwood, Tenn.) contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and the fifth of her career. Collectively, the squad shot 57 percent from the field, sinking 35 field goals and going 12-for-25 beyond the arc.
Presbyterian was led by 11 points and five assists from Janie Miles who hit three of the PC's five threes. Presbyterian shot 31 percent and collected 24 rebounds.
The early tip had little affect on the Bruins, with their first six buckets coming from three-point range. The team went 7-for-10 from afar in the first quarter against the Blue Hose, including a span in which Maggard drained three consecutive threes. The squad finished the first stanza on a 21-5 run, hitting their final four baskets to go up, 28-10, on Presbyterian.
Maggard showed no signs of letting up in the next frame as she hit a pull up three-pointer – her fifth of the morning - to extend BU's advantage, 39-14. Roy added momentum to the Bruins offense with an and-1 play that gave BU a 14-point lead. From then on Presbyterian was able to temporarily quiet the Bruins offense, scoring seven unanswered points while holding Belmont scoreless for more than three minutes. Maggard halted the drought with another three, ending the half going 6-for-9 from long range and leading the team with 20 points. BU was ahead, 47-26, at the break.
Belmont's hot shooting from three simmered a bit in the third as Smith hit the Bruins sole trey of the frame. However, the team still managed to outscored the Blue Hose, 21-15, to continue to distance themselves. Smith tallied seven points in the stanza to register her ninth double-digit scoring effort – doing so in every game of the season so far.
Smith scored 16 of her 25 points in the second half, as BU held PC to just seven points in the fourth. The team went on a 13-0 run while keeping the Blue Hose from scoring for more than four minutes. Belmont ended the game with its largest spread of the day, going up 42 points on Presbyterian.
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Belmont will make the two-mile trek to neighborhood rival Lipscomb on Monday, Dec. 4 for the Battle of the Boulevard. It will be a double header with the women's team playing at 5 pm with the men following
