Holly Thomas scored 23 points off the bench and Kendra Welch added 17 as the Houston Lady Tigers earned their first victory Monday night by cruising past Eminence 66-19.
Houston (1-1) led 13-1 after one quarter and outscored the second-year program in every quarter.
Thomas, who was held without a field goal in the season opener, did not start for disciplinary reasons. She scored all of her points in two quarters of play.
Welch hit 3-pointers on Houston’s first two possessions and scored the game’s first eight points as the Lady Tigers took control from the get-go. Stephanie Dukes, Kate Harper, Tina Maddox and Sarah Pierce all scored four points each for Houston, which got points from 11 different players.
Houston 13 18 25 10 – 66
Eminence 1 13 4 1 – 19
HOUSTON (1-1) – Moore 0 1-2 1. Pounds 1 1-2 3. Burgess 1 0-0 2. Honig 1 0-0 2. Welch 7 1-1 17. Thomas 11 1-1 23. Dukes 2 0-0 4. Herndon 1 0-0 2. Harper 2 0-0 4. Maddox 2 0-0 4. Pierce 2 0-0 4. Totals 29 4-6 66.
EMINENCE – Williams 4 6-7 15. Lashley 1 1-2 3. Edwards 0 1-6 1. Totals 5 8-15 19.
3-pointers: Houston 2 (Welch 2); Eminence 1 (Williams).
