NCWC women's basketball drops two at Emory Tourney

Atlanta, GA - The Battling Bishop women's basketball squad of North Carolina Wesleyan suffered two losses this weekend at the Emory University Tip-Off Classic in Atlanta, GA. The Bishops fell to host Emory by a 76-51 score on Friday before dropping a 58-41 decision to Rose-Hulman on Saturday.  Wesleyan is now 1-2 to start the season.

On Friday, the Bishops trailed Emory 34-24 at the break and got no closer than eight points in the second half. Trailing 51-43 with just under 10 minutes remaining, Wesleyan saw the Eagles put together a 15-1 run over the next six minutes to put the game out of reach.

Senior Essence Chambers paced NCWC with a team-high 14 points. Sophomore Gretchen Tobias added 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

For the game, the Bishops shot just 34 percent to the Eagles' 45 percent, and Emory managed a 44-30 advantage on the boards.

On Saturday, Rose-Hulman forged a 26-20 lead at the half after both squads struggled offensively in the opening period.  RHC held steady at 33 percent accuracy in the second half and used a late 14-3 run to pull away for the victory.

Sophomore Desiree' Driver led Wesleyan with nine points, while junior Triann Campbell chipped in six points and six rebounds.

Wesleyan returns to action on Wednesday, December 3rd versus Chowan University.  The game will serve as the Bishops' 2008-09 home opener and is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start in Everett Gymnasium.