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American Rolls Over Army by 22, 74-52
Joanna Barnes leads all scorers with 15 points

Joanna Barnes led all scorers with 15 points.

Feb. 1, 2004 | Boxscore

WASHINGTON - Chanel Spriggs (Sunderland, Md./Northern) and Joanna Barnes (Washington, D.C./Dunbar) combined for 17 first half points to give the American University women’s basketball team early control over Army. The Eagles built an 18-point in the first half and eventually raised it to 25, before finally coming away with a 74-52 victory.

Spriggs and Barnes were catalysts in the opening stanza, but Chanel Hunt (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft) added seven points as well. Kimeshia Junkins (Columbus, Ohio/Hilliard Darby) capped off the first 20 minutes with a layup at 1:00 to give AU its largest lead at 32-14. The Eagles shot 46.4 percent in the half and held a 20-13 advantage in rebounding.

The second half was more of the same as the Black Knights could not get any closer than 14 (32-18) after hitting the first two buckets of the half. However, the Eagles scored nine of the next 11 points and established a 41-20 lead. Kim Salem (Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) made two layups and hit a short jumper to score the first six points of the mini-run and Spriggs finished it off with a layup and free throw. Later in the half a Salem layup gave the Eagles a 25-point lead (55-30), the largest lead of the game with 8:42 left in the game. Army got no closer than 19 the rest of the way.

Barnes led all scorers with 15 points on seven-of-11 shooting and she led AU in rebounding with 11. It was the first double-double of her career. Spriggs finished with 14 points on five-of-seven shooting while Salem had 13 points and five rebounds. Kaitlyn Schuyler (Baltimore, Md./Mercy) scored 10 points, dished out five assists and recorded four steals.

Katie MacFarlane, the preseason Patriot League Player of the Year, led the Black Knights with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Lindsay Brent managed 12 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes.

American is now 10-9 overall and 5-2 in the Patriot League. The Eagles will next play at Maryland-Eastern Shore on Feb. 4, 2004. Game time is 7 p.m.