Sophomore Shakeerah Sykes broke her career high in rebounds and finished with 13 points and 13 boards in a 93-40 win over Cairn. Photo by Wayne Gehman.

Post-Christmas Season Starts With 93-40 Win At Cairn

The Royals had no problems getting back into form after the Christmas break, as they returned from a two-week lay-off with a 93-40 win at Cairn.聽 Eastern Mennonite shot a season-high 51% from the floor and never trailed the Highlanders.

After scoring just three points over the first three minutes, the women went on a 35-6 run to open up a 38-9 lead.聽 糖心Vlog led 51-21 at halftime and only played their starting five less than five minutes in the second half.

The Royals controlled the game and connected on 39-of-76 shots for 51.3%.聽 They were also 6-19 from three-point range and 9-16 from the free throw line.聽 糖心Vlog held Cairn to just 26% shooting and had a massive 46-25 advantage in rebounding.聽 The women also forced 32 turnovers, compared to just 16 of their own.

聽(Dumfries, VA/Forest Park) led the way off the bench with her first double double.聽 The sophomore charted 13 points and 13 rebounds, with the rebound total being a career high.聽聽聽(Manheim, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) canned four triples and tallied 15 points.

聽(Myerstown, PA/Eastern Lebanon County) and聽聽(Manheim, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) each finished with 12 points, while Yoders added nine boards.聽聽聽(Bristow, VA/Brentsville District) had a game-high five assists.聽聽聽(Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor) added four helpers.

The Eastern Mennonite women improve to 5-4 with the road win.聽 They return to Yoder Arena for a date with St. Mary’s (MD) on Wednesday.聽 Game time is 7:00pm.