LAKE CHARLES –
Nora Francois scored a career-high 22 points and the New Orleans Privateers scored a 74-59 win over the McNeese Cowgirls on Saturday afternoon at the Legacy Center. The Privateers are now 3-1 on the road in conference play after the win.
Francois was 7-of-15 in 38 minutes of play and she made all four of her three-point attempts as the Privateers led for most of the contest.
DeArica Pryor also put herself on the doorstep of 1,000 career points. With her 20-point output today, Pryor is at 997 career points (Creighton totals included). Pryor was 7-of-12 from the field and added four of the team's 10 steals.
The Cowgirls scored the first basket of the game on an Azjah Reeves layup. From there, it was all Privateers who quickly asserted their command. The first run was a 9-0 spurt that gave the Privateers a 16-7 lead inside of four minutes remaining in the first quarter.
New Orleans led by as many as 17 points in the opening 20 minutes and they shot 48.1 percent from the field. The Privateers were also highly accurate, making 5-of-7 three-pointers in the opening half.
Nora Francois (11) and
DeArica Pryor (10) were already in double figures by halftime.
McNeese got the Privateer lead down to six late in the third quarter but
Justice Ross dished out one of her game-high six assists to Francois for a three and the Cowgirls never got closer from that point. Ross also added two more blocks to her season total. She has nine in the last four games.
INSIDE THE BOX
Alexis Calderon frequently got to the rim as she contributed 16 points and four assists while playing all 40 minutes. Ross finished with 12 point, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. The Privateers held McNeese to 29.8 percent from the field.
Emilia Tenbrock led all Cowgirls with 17 points. Julia Puente finished with 16. The Cowgirls were 20-of-22 from the free throw line on the day.
NEXT UP
The Privateers return home on Thursday to face HCU. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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