LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Spalding women's basketball team cruised to a dominating win over the Webster Gorloks, 70-43, Saturday afternoon at Columbia Gym. With the win, Spalding improves to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play, while the Gorloks fall to 6-3 and 3-1 in conference.
 
THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 70 – Webster 43
LOCATION: Columbia Gym | Louisville, Ky.   
RECORDS: Spalding 6-3 (3-0 SLIAC) | Webster 6-3 (3-1 SLIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles fell behind early allowing Webster to get out to a 10-5 lead following a Kaylee Heggemann layup at the 3:54 mark. A pair of the Gorlok turnovers led to back-to-back baskets by Maleah Hirn and Alex Martin cutting the deficit to one, Allison Just hit a three-pointer on Spalding's next possession to put Spalding in front 12-10 and stretched their lead to 17-12 following a Tse Gahagan jumper at the horn. Five more Gahagan points helped SU open the second quarter on an 11-2 run stretching their lead to 14 points midway through the second quarter and led 35-19 at halftime.
 
- Spalding kept their foot on the gas in the second half, Martin scored six quick points extending SU's lead to 23 points, but the Gorloks finished the remainder of the half plus-10 cutting the Golden Eagles lead to 13 heading into the final period. A pair of baskets by Martin and Hunter Wright fueled a 10-0 Spalding run to start the fourth quarter pushing SU's lead back to 23 points as the Golden Eagles coasted to a 70-43 victory.
 
- Alex Martin led the Golden Eagles offense with 17 points, while adding four rebounds and three assists. Allison Just also finished in double-figures finishing with 13 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists. Gahagan and Hirn each finished with nine points, and Hunter Wright recorded a team-high seven rebounds, six points, three blocks and three steals.   

FOR THE FOES
- Addison Beussink and Naomi Johnson paced the Gorloks scoring 11 and 10 points respectively.  
 
UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles are back in action Wednesday, December 19 at home taking on in-state foe Transylvania at 7:00 pm EST.