Eagles Drop First Game to Faulkner 69-55 in Thanksgiving Classic

Montgomery, AL - The Reinhardt Eagle women's traveled to Faulkner University for the Faulkner Thanksgiving Classic for a 2-game series. The Eagles matched-up against the hometown heroes, Faulkner University in a 69-55 loss. Faulkner started off hot and stretched their lead to 11 before Reinhardt started to make a comeback, knocking down a trio of three-pointers that sent them to halftime only down 32-29. The 2^nd half belonged to the Faulkner Eagles as they went on a series of runs which ultimately clenched the 69-55 win. Summer Cramer made an impact for the Eagles, hitting 5 3-pointers in the contest. While this loss didn't hurt Reinhardt's conference record, it now makes the Eagles 7-3 overall and 7-0 in the AAC. 

Outstanding Performers:

• Summer Cramer led the Eagle offense with a performance of 16 points. Julia Craft and Ashley Woodroffe each added 11.
• Avanna Preston and Ashley Woodroffe managed to get their hands on 6 rebounds each. 

 Ponce also had 2 blocks. Preston and Woodroffe also had 4 assists each on the game. 

• Tarrah Gibson had 4 steals out of 9 of Reinhardt's steals. 

Team Comparison:

• Points: 69-55 FU
• Field Goal %: 40% - 39% FU
• 3-point %: 39% - 30% RU
• Rebounds: 37-32 FU
• Steals: 10-9 FU 
• Assists: 14-10 FU
• Blocks: 5-2 FU 
• Turnovers: 22-15 RU

Up Next:

• Up next for Reinhardt, the Eagles will be competing in their second and last game of the Faulkner Thanksgiving Classic. This game will be played the next day versus Bethel at 3:00pm.

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