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• Sophomore Emma Bockrath led the offense with 18 points and nine rebounds in her 38-minutes of playing time.
• Sophomore Haleigh Hatfield contributed 11 points along with junior Kat Harris who recorded another nine points to the Panther total.
• The Purple & White will host Ohio University in their home opener on Sunday, Nov. 13th at 2:00p.m.
 
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women's basketball team earned a 74-57 victory in the Millis Center over the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears in Wednesday night's exhibition action.
 
Sophomore Emma Bockrath lost no momentum from her achievements last season recording 18 points, nine rebounds, and three steals in her 38 minutes of playing time.
 
"We still need to work on our defense after we spent a lot of time on it this summer, so I was pretty disappointed in our defense," head coach DeUnna Hendrix said. "It is the key for us because when we are good on the defensive end, we can get out and run and score offensively. However, when we are only decent defensively we turn into a decent offensive team, but when we can get into transition we are fun to watch."
 
Sophomore Haleigh Hatfield added 11 points and obtained two blocks to give High Point two double-digit scorers.
 
Likewise, junior Kat Harris (9 points), senior Kaylah Keys (8 points), freshman Camryn Brown (8 points), and junior Lindsey Edwards (8 points) all came a basket away from double-digit scoring.
 
The Panthers outshot the Bears 43.8 (28-64) to 40.0 (22-55) while earning a +9 (17-8) margin in turnovers.
 
After the Bears opened the scoring, Keys drilled a three at the 8:27 mark to spark a 12-2 run (12-4, 4:30). However, the Panthers could only muster another three from Keys the rest of the quarter as they led 15-10 after the first frame.
 
In the first three minutes of the second quarter, the Purple & White dominated the court with a 10-0 run over the Bears (25-10, 6:28). Bockrath pushed the pace recording five points after the Panthers' run to finish the second quarter with a nine-point lead over Lenoir-Rhyne (33-24).
 
Morgan opened the third frame with a layup at the 8:42 mark to launch an 11-4 run over Lenoir-Rhyne (44-28, 6:14).  From there, the teams went back and forth as HPU took a 55-38 lead into the final period.
 
The Purple & White struggled to find the bottom of the net within the first three minutes of play, allowing the Bears to achieve a 9-0 run (55-47, 6:28). But, the Panthers responded with back-to-back three-pointers from Bockrath and Harris, which ignited a 13-6 run from the Purple & White to finish the final frame of the exhibition (74-57).
 
The Panthers open their season in the Millis Center on Sunday, Nov. 13th at 2:00 p.m.
 
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