'Dawgs Drop Non-Conference Match to Elon 90-69 – Gardner-Webb University Athletics

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.  – Gardner-Webb University women’s basketball team had its first home contest of the season on Saturday afternoon, November, 11 falling to local-foe Elon University by a final score of 90-69.   “We are competing, but we are not playing smart basketball,” said Head Coach Scott Merritt. “Our youth shows up a lot in our turnovers and missed rotations. We have to be willing to make the tough play on both ends of the floor. It’s in us, because I see it in practice, but we have to carry it over to the games.”   In the opening minutes of the first quarter, the ‘Dawgs pounced first, taking a 6-4 lead after a senior guard Micahla Funderburk three-pointer. A layup and a free throw make for freshman forward Andrea Martinez, helped put GWU in front by five at 9-4. Two threes and a layup from the Phoenix placed them back in the lead at 12-11. A trio of jump shots made by the ‘Dawgs gave Gardner-Webb another five-point lead at 17-12 with 3:53 remaining in the first quarter. Elon continued to cut into the GWU lead but a freshman guard Lauren Bailey three-pointer, secured a five-point lead for
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