Western Carolina 51, at East Tennessee State 61

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Interstat) — The East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers used a dominant first half and weathered a determined Western Carolina rally to secure a 61-51 victory in a Southern Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at ETSU Athletic Center. Daniela López scored 15 points to lead East Tennessee State, which led wire-to-wire to improve to 15-12 overall. Western Carolina, which got 14 points from Ally Hollifield and 11 each from Betsey Burnett and Taj Hunter, fell to 3-24. The Lady Buccaneers established control early, opening the game on a 13-2 run. Meghan Downing scored the game’s first basket off… Read more...