JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - East Tennessee State women's basketball (7-8, 0-0 SoCon) sealed the 2025-26 non-conference schedule with a 72-47 victory over first-time opponent King (5-6, 2-1 Conference Carolinas) on Friday evening. 

NOTABLES

• Lucy Hood, the sophomore guard, tied her career-high of 14 points with a tied career-high four three-pointers made with a steal and score.  Hood tacked on a career-high three rebounds in the contest.  
• Guards Anala Nelson (Gr.) and Emmah McAmis (Fr.) followed Hood's scoring efforts with 11 points apiece, reaching their sixth and second, respectively, double-digit scoring games of the season.  Nelson added on six rebounds, one assist and two steals while McAmis tallied six rebounds with three assists going 4-4 from the free throw line.
• Carmen Richardson, the sophomore guard, was the top all-around player with her nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Freshman guard SaBreya Monsanto reached a career-high and individual single-game season-high five steals against the Tornado.
• Lucia France, the freshman center, reached a career-high nine points with eight rebounds and four steals in the contest.
• Sophomore forward Kennedy Younkin totaled five points, seven rebounds and one block in her 19 minutes of action.
• The team totaled 72 points, 48 rebounds, 13 assists, 14 steals and two blocks.

GAME FLOW
Q1

• Scoring efforts in the first arrived from three made three-pointers from three different individuals to contribute to the team's total in the contest of eight.  
• Richardson led individually with four rebounds, three points and one assist.

Q2

• Hood drained three three-pointers in the second frame to help the Bucs outscore the Tornado and secure the advantage heading into the second half. 
• The squad reached a game-high 25 points in the second quarter from eight field goals with 12 rebounds shooting 46% from three-point range.

Q3

• Scoring efforts were split through the third frame with eight members of the Bucs securing points to outscore King 20-4 and dominating points in the paint 12-4.
• Nelson was the dominate force in the third quarter with three rebounds, three points and two steals.

Q4

• France shone in the final quarter, boasting six points to reach her career-high of nine with two rebounds going 3-3 from the field.
• ETSU outpaced King in points from the paint (14-10), points from fast breaks (2-0) and points off the bench (14-2), shooting 100% from the line and 64% from the field.

UP NEXT
The Bucs open Southern Conference play on Thursday, January 8 at 7 p.m. in Brooks Gym as the squad plays host to Furman.