Girls basketball: East Davidson at Salisbury

Published 11:46 pm Friday, January 30, 2015

SALISBURY — Salisbury gave East Davidson a run for its money for a while, but East Davidson is undefeated for a reason.

The Golden Eagles used their inside size and power to roll past Salisbury in the second half Friday and claim a 66-35 Central Carolina Conference win.

Junior center Bailey Plummer led the winners with 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots as East Davidson improved to 20-0 overall and 6-0 in the CCC. Point guard Madi Hallman had 16 points, including four 3-pointers while forward Caitlin Lookabill added 10.

Salisbury (3-17, 1-5 CCC) lost to the Eagles 69-19 a few weeks back, but Friday its was able to keep it competitive, especially in the first half. Freshman guard Maria Capito drilled a pair of 3-point shots midway in the second quarter as the Hornets were within five at 20-15. But the 6-3 Plummer blocked two shots down low then converted an and-one to make it 34-21 at the half.

With Plummer and Lookabill scoring inside, the Golden Eagles quickly expanded their lead to 20 enroute to a 52-26 lead after three quarters.

Capito was the only Salisbury player in double figures with 12, followed by Tyzarea Alexander with seven and Bryanna Caldwell with six.

The Hornets try to bounce back on Tuesday at Lexington.

East Davidson (66): Plummer 25, Hallman 16, Lookabill 10, Anders 6, Isom 4, Cumpton 2, Jones 1, Williams, Garcia, Ferguson.

Salisbury (35): Capito 12, Alexander 7, Caldwell 6, Philpot 5, Wolfe 3, Honeycutt 2, Hightower, Jones.

East Davidson 18 16 18 14 — 66

Salisbury 10 11  5  9 — 35