WASHINGTON - Gallaudet University dropped a 78-72 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) women's basketball game here Wednesday in the Field House on "Gold Rush" night.

Gallaudet (4-10, 2-4 NEAC) and Lancaster Bible (4-11, 2-4 NEAC) kept things close in the opening quarter as the Chargers led 20-18 after the first 10 minutes played. LBC outscored GU by 10 points, 27-17, in the second quarter as the visitors took a 47-35 lead into halftime. 

In the second half, GU outscored LBC by six points, 37-31, but ran out of time to regain the lead as the Chargers led for over 34 minutes.

GU had four players in double-digits led by junior guard Emelia Beldon (Frederick, Md.), who tallied a game-high 21 points and passed out nine assists. Freshman guard Sunita Schmidjorg (Austin, Texas) recorded 15 points, five steals and four rebounds. Freshman forward Cassidy Perry (Frederick, Md.) recorded 14 points and nine rebounds. Junior Kendall Hudson (Blissfield, Mich.) netted 12 points and four boards.

LBC was led by Alaysha Iwais' 20-point game performance to go with six assists, two rebounds and two steals. Lizzy Tilton added 18 points, six boards and five assists while Caitlin Hickey tallied 14 points and five assists.

BISON TRACKS

• GU scored 34 of its 72 points in the paint
• The Bison scored 17 points off 19 turnovers made by the Chargers
• The game featured seven lead changes and one tie

UP NEXT
Gallaudet will hit the road and travel to Williamsport, Pa., this weekend to face Penn College (3-10, 1-5 NEAC) on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m.

Gallaudet Basketball Reunion (Feb. 14-15) sponsored by Sorenson Communications, LLC

The Gallaudet University men's and women's basketball programs will host a reunion weekend on Feb. 14-15, 2020, in the Field House for former GU basketball student-athletes, coaches and fans. If you are interested in attending the basketball reunion weekend please register here: http://igfn.us/form/PyyW3w. 

For more information: https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/reunion-update

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