DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Edgewood College Women's Basketball team used strong second and third quarters to build a sizable lead, before holding on for a 74-69 win over the University of Dubuque Sunday afternoon. Alyssa Lemirande led the way with 21 points, while Paige Banks added a career-best 16 in the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles (1-2) led 16-14 after one quarter before outscoring Dubuque 23-12 in the second quarter to take a 39-26 lead into halftime. Edgewood College would continue to see that lead grow in the third quarter and at one point in the fourth led by a game-best 22 (67-45 with 6:35 remaining).



- Dubuque (0-1) would make things interesting in the final six minutes, getting as close as four points in the final seconds. The Spartans cut the Edgewood College lead to 68-61 with 2:34 remaining, but Banks buried a huge 3-point shot with 2:10 left to put the Eagles back up 10 points.

- The Eagles got the ball inside on Sunday, scoring 36 points in the paint. Edgewood College also made eight shots from 3-point range in the win, including a 3-for-4 performance from deep from Banks. Lemirande did most of her work inside, and shot 10-of-13 en route to her team-high 21 points, her second 20-point effort in just three games this season. Parker Fetherston added a 2-for-4 shooting performance from 3-point range en route to six points.

- Abby Shane and Emma Klein each scored eight points for the Eagles, while Bria Lemirande pulled down a team-best nine rebounds. Alyssa Lemirande added six rebounds, while Lexi Walter grabbed five.

OPPOSITION
- Tabria Thomas scored 26 points to lead all players for the Spartans, while Miah Smith led all players with 13 rebounds. It was the first game of the season for Dubuque.

UP NEXT
- As of now, the next games on the Eagles schedule are conference contests in two weeks at MSOE. However, Edgewood College is working to find another game between now and then. As always, stay tuned to our social media accounts and EdgewoodCollegeEagles.com for updates.