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Roney Ties Career High 17 Points in Win vs. Barton

12/20/2019 12:00:00 AM

Box Score

BELMONT, N.C. - Hannah Roney scored 17 points, including nine free throws, to tie her career high in tonight's 80-66 victory against Barton.  The win puts The Abbey at 10-1 on the season, including a 5-0 conference record.  Barton is now 7-4 overall, with a 4-2 record in Conference Carolinas play.

How it Happened

  • Right from the start, the Crusader defense came out strong, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the first four minutes of play
  • Barton went 0-5 from three-point range in the opening period, though they led 14-9 when the quarter expired
  • The second quarter was all Abbey.  Trailing 16-9, the Crusaders went on a 14-0 run to take a 23-16 lead.  Barton shot 1-for-17 from the field in the period, including 0-7 from three-point range, as the Crusaders soared to a 34-20 halftime lead
  • The third was back and forth, as Barton kept getting close, though not taking the lead.  The Crusaders led 50-44 heading into the final period
  • The fourth was also close, until it became a free throw shooting contest in the last six minutes of the contest.  During that span, the Bulldogs committed 10 fouls, and the crusaders went 16-for-17 from the free throw line in the quarter, to wrap up the 80-66 win
  • On the night, Roney was the Crusaders' leader, with 17 points, six assists, and two steals
  • Allie Downing contributed 15 points and five rebounds.  As a unit, BAC went 25-29 from the free throw line

Up Next

Belmont Abbey will visit Barton on Thursday, January 2 at 5:30 p.m.

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