BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University women's basketball team picked up their first win of the season Tuesday afternoon, sailing past the Erskine Flying Fleet 71-50 behind a balanced offensive performance. A total of 13 Tornado scored points on the afternoon, led by 12 points from
Jhayda McKinney.
THE BASICS
FINAL: King 71, Erskine 50
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-4, 1-0 Conference Carolinas; Erskine 1-2, 0-1 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Period
- The Tornado struck just 30 seconds after the tip, as Le'Aije Ellington drilled a three to put King ahead early.
- King would eventually score the first 14 points, with the Tornado defense holding Erskine off the board until the 2:21 mark of the quarter.
- After a pair of Erskine layups, Rikkelle Miller took a pass from McKinney and hit a deep three to make it a 17-4 King lead.
- McKinney would add a three of her own in the closing seconds to hand King a 20-4 lead after one period.
Second Period
- King started the second quarter right where they left off in the first, as Jaden Potts hit a pull up jumper in the first minute of the quarter.
- Potts would hit a three a short time later to stretch the King lead to 25-6.
- Jordan McCullough hit a layup with 6:59 to play to make the score 27-6, which was the largest King lead in the half.
- Erskine would narrow the gap in the remainder of the quarter, outscoring the Tornado 18-12 to cut the lead to 39-24 heading into the intermission.
Third Period
- Ellington started the second half with a bang, hitting her second three of the game, quickly extending the lead to 42-24.
- That started a stretch where the Tornado scored the first 10 points of the quarter, with Erskine failing to find the bucket until the 5:49 mark, by which point King held a 49-27 lead.
- Erskine hit a three with 3:40 to play that kicked off a flurry of scoring, with the Tornado coming out on top, 56-35 with just over two minutes to play.
- Jaelyn West would add a three to make it 59-35 King.
Fourth Period
- It took until the 7:53 mark for either team to find the bucket, when Campbell popped a three off an assist from Ellington.
- Every time that the Tornado scored in the quarter, it seemed like Erskine had a response, but the Tornado were able to hold off the Flying Fleet offense, who shot just 6-of-16 from the field in the final quarter.
- After the Flying Fleet scored a pair of baskets in the final two minutes, West put the icing on the cake with a driving layup with 13 seconds to play, sealing a 71-50 win for the Tornado.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- McKinney led all scorers with 12 points, going 4-of-6 from the field, all of which came from beyond the arc as well
- West added nine points, with Ellington contributing eight.
- Ashley Allen pulled a team-high six rebounds, with West adding five.
FOR THE FOES
- Anzya Cook and Albany Wilson both scored 10 points for Erskine.
- Janelle Carter had eight rebounds, while Amaya Richardson handed out two assists.
UP NEXT
- King is in action Saturday for an exhibition at Chattanooga.
- Erskine hosts Columbia College next Tuesday.
