Marsh scores 21 as No. 16 Vanderbilt pulls away in second half to beat Wright State 63-46
By APWednesday, December 2, 2009
Marsh leads No. 16 Vanderbilt past Wright St.
FAIRBORN, Ohio — Merideth Marsh scored 21 points and No. 16 Vanderbilt used a strong second half to beat Wright State 63-46 on Wednesday night.
Hannah Tuomi had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Commodores (7-0), who led 30-23 at halftime. Vanderbilt then went on a 11-2 run to open the second half, stretching the lead to 16 on Lauren Lueders’ layup.
Marsh, who went 7 for 11 from the floor and 3 for 6 on 3-pointers, led the run with five points. She also had four steals.
Lueders’ 3 pushed Vanderbilt’s lead to 49-29 — its largest of the game — with 11:17 left in the half. Lueders finished with nine points in 11 minutes.
Maria Bennett scored 10 points for Wright State (3-2), which cut the deficit to 11 on Kanisha Ward’s 3-pointer with less than 2 minutes left.
