BRIDGEWATER, Va. – The Bridgewater College women's basketball team picked up a 52-35 win over Mary Baldwin in Nininger Hall on Tuesday night in its season opener.
 
The Basics
 
Final Score: Bridgewater 52, Mary Baldwin 35
Records: Bridgewater 1-0, Mary Baldwin 0-1
 
How It Happened

• It took nearly five minutes for either team to get on the board as Riley Corcoran broke the knot from downtown to give Bridgewater a 3-0 lead until Mary Baldwin answered with a three-pointer of their own on the very next possession.
• Bridgewater ended the quarter with a Abby Branner layup to crawl ahead 12-5 after the first 10 minutes.
• BC put together a 8-2 run to extend their lead to ten after a Reagan Maynard made free throw with just over a minute left in the second quarter. The Fighting Squirrels scored four unanswered including a layup at the buzzer to make it 23-17 heading into the intermission. 
• MBU closed the lead to three out of the break with a layup and a free throw, but BC had the answer scoring ten unanswered with six of them coming from Jasmyn Pierce. In total the Eagles outscored the Fighting Squirrels 15-7 in the third quarter to take a 38-24 lead into the final frame.
• The fourth quarter was much of the same story as Mary Baldwin opened with two straight buckets but Bridgewater had the answers as Maynard drove down the lane for a layup and also connected with Erika Nettles on the next possession to give Bridgewater a 14 point advantage. The Fighting Squirrels scored their final field goal with six minutes still to go in the contest. BC added two Corcoran free throws and a Branner Layup in the closing stages.

Match Notes

• Corcoran polished off her collegiate debut with a double-double adding 10 points and 11 rebounds including four on the offensive end. Gianna Gilmore also added a double-double for MBU with the same 10 points and 11 boards.
• Branner also made a splash in her collegiate scoring nine off of the bench. Nettles and Abby Freeman were in double figures in rebounds with 10 each. Pierce added eight of her own including six at the charity stripe.
• The Eagles dominated the offensive glass with 21 offensive rebounds compared to nine for Mary Baldwin. 
• The Bridgewater defense forced 21 Mary Baldwin turnovers and capitalized with 16 points off of turnovers.
• Coach Stephanie Flamini picks up her first win at Bridgewater in her first game at the helm of the program. 

Up Next
 
Bridgewater returns to action on Saturday at the Ferrum Tip-Off Classic as the take on Maryville on Saturday at 6 p.m.