Newport News, VA - The Johnson & Wales Charlotte women's basketball team downed Apprentice School 91-69 on Sunday afternoon to wrap up the regular season at 17-3.

How It Happened:

• The Wildcats jumped out to a 22-11 lead after the first quarter as they shot 67% from the field (10-15) while Apprentice was just 3-11 from the field.
• Mariana Ballard made consecutive three pointers to open the second quarter as the JWU lead grew to as much as 20 before settling at 15, 42-27 at halftime.
• The Builders scored the first six points of the third quarter to briefly trim their deficit to 9.
• JWU outscored Apprentice 27-17 during the rest of the third quarter to take a 69-50 lead after 30 minutes.
• The Wildcats cruised from that point, eventually winning 91-69.

Key Stats:

• JWU shot 46.8% from the field, second best in a game this season.
• JWU outrebounded the Builders 45-31.
• Tanaeschia Dorsey had a game-high 25 points to go along with 3 assists and 2 steals.
• Jayla Lovett had 14 points and 6 rebounds, while Jordan Durant scored 14 points and had 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals.
• Jordan McDuffie had 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals.
• JWU improves to 17-3 overall and 9-1 in EMAC play while Apprentice drops to 3-15 overall and 2-8 in EMAC play.

Up Next:

The Wildcats earned the #2 seed in the West pod for the EMAC Conference Tournament. They will host #3 Warren Wilson in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, 2/22.