GRANVILLE, Ohio (Nov. 16) – Lengthy runs in both the first and second quarters quickly enabled Denison University to run away from Adrian College in an eventual 79-34 win on day one of the Sara Lee Classic at Livingston Gymnasium.
Denison (2-1) opened with a 9-0 run behind a total team effort, which was a theme for the Big Red in the game. Abby Cooch secured a rebound just over 90 seconds into the game and went the length of the floor for a fastbreak layup turned old-fashion three-point play. Layups by Violet Mitchell and Bryana Woodard capped the opening stretch before Adrian’s Kylie Skidmore broke the scoring drought at the free throw line at the 4:17 mark.
In the second, Denison’s lead grew to 20 with an early 11-0 run. Cooch found Brooke Toigo beyond the arc for a 3-pointer, and Maddie Goodman swatted aside Aubrie Ickes’ jumper in the paint before making two free throws at the other end. Quick turnovers led to multiple transition scores for Denison. Abigail Westmeyer’s layup followed an Adrian turnover. Next, Cooch stole the ball from Morgan Babb before finding Toigo again, this time on the fastbreak runout. Toigo’s layup made it 24-6 at the 8:14 mark. Adrian did not have a second-quarter field goal until Babb’s triple went down at 6:42…