Sugar leads Lady Hoyas in big win
Published 10:25 pm Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Georgetown’s women’s basketball team beat Maryland for the first time ever Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. Sophomore guard Sugar Rodgers (King’s Fork) scored a game-high 21 points to lead the No. 13 Lady Hoyas to a 53-45 win.
Georgetown’s defense held No. 21 Maryland to 17.5 percent field goal shooting and forced 29 Lady Terrapin turnovers.
Rodgers was 7-for-16 from the field with three three-pointers. She added four rebounds and three steals.
Georgetown’s won 17 straight home games. The Lady Hoyas (2-0) host LaSalle Friday night.
On the men’s side, Old Dominion rebounded from an opening loss against Georgetown with a 79-57 win over High Point Monday in Norfolk.
Sophomore forward Nick Wright (Nansemond River) had five points and three blocked shots in 19 minutes of action for the Monarchs.
ODU (1-1) goes to the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a three-game tournament Nov. 19-22. The Monarchs face St. Peter’s in the first round Friday at 1 p.m.
Averett beat Bridgewater 90-76 in its men’s basketball season opener Monday in Danville.
Junior guard Kenny Hart (Nansemond River) totaled 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Cougars.
Chowan lost its opener, 90-80 to Barton, Tuesday in Murfreesboro, N.C.
Junior wing Mark Brown (Nansemond River) led Chowan with 23 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
The Hawks travel to a tournament at Mount Olive Friday and Saturday.