Low point: Penguin women fall, 73-50

Vindicator staff report

ELON, N.C. — The High Point women’s basketball team got off to a fast start offensively, and YSU never found its shooting stroke as the Panthers defeated the Penguins 73-50 on Saturday at Elon University’s Alumni Gym.

High Point (1-0) cooled down after starting 11-for-17 but still shot 46.4 percent for the game. YSU (0-2) was held to 25 percent from the floor and 18-for-38 (47.4 percent) from the free throw line.

YSU freshman Brandi Brown recorded her first career double-double, finishing with a team-high 14 points and 11 rebounds. Fellow post Rachael Manuel scored a career-high 11 points, nine of which came from the free-throw line.

Bojana Dimitrov finished with nine points to go with her 21 from Friday’s contest against Elon. She was named to the all-tournament team for her efforts.

High Point’s all-tournament team selection Mackenzie Maier scored 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Shamia Brown added 15 points, and Jurica Hargraves had 10.

High Point hit 11 of its first 17 shots and led 25-5 at the 11:39 mark of the first half. YSU started 1-for-14 as High Point scored the first 10 points and 18 of the first 21. Brown had the only YSU field goal in the first nine minutes until Dimitrov hit a bucket with 11:29 left.

Six of YSU’s first 13 points came from the free throw line as High Point had 10 fouls in the first 12 minutes.