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ETSU women's basketball beats UVA Wise 75-55 for its second win of the season

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ETSU women's basketball picked up its second win of the season Sunday, beating UVA Wise 75-55 at . The Bucs led wire-to-wire but never truly pulled away from a Cavaliers team that tested them all afternoon.

ETSU led UVA Wise at every checkpoint

26After 1st quarter15
43At halftime29
75Final55

Source: WJHL

Sydney-James Desroches led the way, and three Bucs hit double figures. Emmah McAmis added 15 points and Daniela Lopez had 13. Coach Brenda Mock Brown saw room to grow.

Three Bucs scored in double figures

Source: WCYB

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Value
Desroches19 points
McAmis15 points
Lopez13 points

“I think defensively we had some lapses and I thought Wise played an excellent basketball game,”

ETSU head coach Brenda Mock Brown
  • Next for ETSU: at Elon, Wed., Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
  • UVA Wise: opens its regular season Nov. 13 at the Regional Challenge

Sources: WJHL, WCYB, Johnson City Press

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