Recap Courtesy Johnson & Wales Sports Information

Virginia Beach, VA - Less than 22 hours after defeating Mid-Atlantic Christian at home, the Johnson & Wales women's basketball team kept their perfect EMAC record in tact with a 64-39 win at Regent University.

How It Happened:

• The Royals scored the game's first four points and led for about the first seven and a half minutes of the first period.
• Jayla Lovett's layup with 91 seconds remaining in the period put JWU up for good, a prelude to a huge day from Lovett.
• That basket was part of a 12-2 run that spanned the first and second quarters that saw the Wildcats go from down one point to up by 9.
• The 2nd period was the real turning point in the game. The Royals were held to only 9 points on 4-15 shooting, while JWU got points from 7 different players in the stanza, as they shot 53.3% from the field.
• The stellar defensive effort continued in the third quarter, as JWU allowed a lone basket from Regent and six total points.

Key Stats:

• JWU committed a season-low 10 turnovers.
• The teams each tallied 37 rebounds.
• JWU converted 17 Regent turnovers into 17 points.
• Jayla Lovett scored a career-high 25 points on 10-21 shooting, including 2-5 from three-point range.
• Tanaeschia Dorsey had 10 points, while Joyiah White grabbed 9 rebounds.
• Leslie Hodges had 7 points and 8 rebounds.
• JWU improves to 13-2 overall and 5-0 in EMAC play while Regent drops to 1-11 overall and 0-6 in EMAC play.