BUCKHANNON — A dozen West Virginia Wesleyan Lady Bobcats scored enroute to a 103-52 domination of Carlow University (Pa.) Monday night in the Rockefeller Center.
Wesleyan guard Lojain Elfatairy led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 5-of-9 from beyond the 3-point stripe. Elfatairy added 4 rebounds and recorded 2 assists and 5 steals.
Scoring 16 points for the Bobcats was guard Ellie Janssen with her first appearance in the orange and black. She was nearly perfect from the field, hitting 6-of-7 tries including four 3-pointers.
Sydney Baird and Emma Witt each scored 15 points and dropped a combined 10-of-19 FGs and 7 assists. Shelby Genes added 11 points. The game’s top rebounder was the Lady Bobcats’ Desiree Roy who grabbed 9 boards.
As a team, the Lady Bobcats blazed from the 3-point line, landing 18-of-41 attempts for an average 44 percent. Rebounds were also aplenty with Wesleyan pulling down 15 offensive boards and 28 defensive boards while holding Carlow to a meager 14 total rebounds.
For Carlow, Nina Cano had 16 points on 5-of-12 field goals and 6-of-8 free throws. Sydney Carr added 10 points.
The Lady Bobcats host its first Mountain East Conference opponent Fairmont State University on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. Admission is free to Rockefeller Center.
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