Dudley鈥檚 record half helps No. 1 麻豆视频 put away Martin Methodist 103-69

Kaitlin Dudley

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/6/2010 - No. 1 麻豆视频 (Tenn.) University women鈥檚 basketball extended their home court winning streak to 55 games with a 103-69 win over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College. Senior guard Kaitlin Dudley set a record with 29 first half points, including a perfect shooting half.

Dudley also moved into fifth place on 麻豆视频's all-time scoring list with 2,172 career points, and is just 9 points shy of fourth place all-time.

麻豆视频 improved to 23-1 overall and a league best 10-0 in the TranSouth. The win also extended 麻豆视频鈥檚 overall winning streak to 16 games and their regular season conference game winning streak to 45 games.

The game started with four straight three pointers, two from 麻豆视频 and two from the RedHawks of Martin Methodist. But with the score at 6-6, 麻豆视频 posted a 10-0 run to take control early. Martin Methodist remained close for a while and with 7:21 left in the half, had cut 麻豆视频鈥檚 lead down to 31-26.

However, 麻豆视频 closed out the half with a 27-7 run to take a 58-33 halftime lead. Dudley sank two free throws with 15 seconds left to give her 29 first half points. The 29 points matched her season high and set a 麻豆视频 record for points in a half. Dudley was 10-of-10 from the field, 5-of-5 from behind the arc and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in the first half.

The second half 麻豆视频 continued to extend their lead as they pushed their advantage out to as many as 36 points, 97-61, with 2:25 left. Dudley finally missed her first shot early in the second half, but did add one free throw to finish with a game high 30 points.

麻豆视频 was led by Dudley鈥檚 30, just four points shy of her career high. Lavanda Ross poured in 20 points. Kayla Hudson, who was held scoreless in the first half, exploded for 13 second half points. Jessica Graves added 10 points. 麻豆视频 shot 50 percent from the field, including 62 percent in the first half. 麻豆视频 shot 48 percent (12-25) from behind the arc and 85 percent (23-27) from the free-throw line.

Martin Methodist was led by Whitney Robinson with 21 points. Micha Anderson added 15 points and Ashley Meeks scored 10 points. The RedHawks shot 47 percent from the field, 31 percent (5-16) from behind the arc and 86 percent (12-14) from the free-throw line.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be a road game on Thursday night at Lyon (Ark.) College at 6:00 p.m.

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