LADY VIKINGS OUTLAST LADY BUILDERS 74-58
Freeman Nets Career High 18 Points in ECSU’s Final Game of 2007
April J. Emory
December 19, 2007

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Elizabeth City State University sophomore guard Joyce Freeman scored a career high 18 points to lead the Lady Vikings past The Apprentice School 74-58 Wednesday night at the R.L. Vaughan Center.

Freeman also dished out five assists, grabbed six rebounds, blocked two shots and had two steals in the win. Freshman Whitney Stokes had her best outing of the season with 14 points and five rebounds while Celeste Trahan rounded out the Lady Vikings’ double figure scorers with 13 points and a game high 16 rebounds, the 71^st double-double of her career.

The Lady Vikings appeared to have put the Lady Builders (4-6) away early with a 32-13 advantage after a lay-up by Whitney Stokes with 5:54 remaining in the first half. The visitors would rally with a 15-2 run to make their deficit on 34-28 at the break. One minute into the second half, the Lady Builders knotted the score at 34 after back-to-back three-pointers by Natasha Jones. At the 18:32 mark Sha-Teisa Sharpe gave ECSU the lead for good with her own three-ball and besides a free throw by Tyechia Cooke momentarily trimming the lead to two points, that would be the closest the Lady Builders would get the remainder of the game. Freeman scored 13 of her game high 18 points in the second half.

The Lady Vikings never trailed in the game and won the battle of the boards 58-43.

ECSU (5-4) will return to action January 2, 2008 when they travel to take on Mount Olive College. Game time is scheduled for 2:00pm.