The American University women's basketball team registered its fourth straight win, using a balanced attack on its way to a 72-57 rout of Lafayette on Saturday afternoon in Easton, Pa.

Every player scored for the Eagles and three reached double-figures in the win. Alexis Dobbs and Arron Zimmerman had 12 points apiece and Geleisa George added 11. George and Zimmerman each pulled down five rebounds and Jen Dumiak dished out three assists. 

"We had a balanced attack once again and everyone who got on the floor scored which is the goal for us offensively," said Head Coach Megan Gebbia. "We ran our offense better today and executed well in our motion for the most part. We need to continue to learn how to play together and at the same time play smarter. We did a better job of closing out the game in the last three minutes which is definitely a positive I took away from today."

American (12-5, 5-1) took a 14-3 lead early and, after a triple by Linnel Macklin, went on another 8-0 run for the 22-6 advantage with 8:41 to go in the half. Macklin notched three straight points for the Leopards but Ti'Asia McGeorge answered with her second triple for the 25-9 lead. 

The two teams traded scores before a trey by Ari Booth gave the Eagles a 34-14 lead with 2:57 remaining. A drive by Lauren Crisler maintained American's 20-point advantage. Lafayette was able to outscore the Eagles down the stretch, 5-2, to send American into the intermission up 39-21.

The Eagles shot 54.2 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from beyond the arc in the first half while Lafayette shot 25.0 percent from the floor and went 3-of-11 from 3-point range. 

Lafayette (8-9, 2-4) struck first in the second half on a bucket by Jamie O'Hare but American was able to take a 46-27 lead on a steal and lay-in by Dobbs at the 15:53 mark, forcing the Leopards to call an early timeout. A Zimmerman 3-point play sparked a 7-0 run for the Eagles as it took its largest lead, 53-29, with 11:30 to play.

The Leopards began to fight back, chipping away until it cut American's lead to 15 on a triple by O'Hare, 65-50, with 3:51 to go. The Eagles were able to hold off a rally, going 5-of-8 from the line down the stretch for the 72-57 final score. 

O'Hare finished with a game-high 14 points and Mackin added 13 for Lafayette. Kristan Liddle had six rebounds but the Leopards were outrebounded 39-28 for the game.

American completed the game shooting 51.1 percent from the floor and 46.2 percent from beyond the arc. Lafayette shot 36.2 percent from the field in the game and was 7-for-21 from 3-point range. 

The Eagles head to Boston, Mass. next to take on one of the Patriot League's newest members, Boston U., on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

"I'm excited to play Boston on Wednesday," said Coach Gebbia. "It will be a challenge because they tend to shoot better at their place but I think it's going to be important for us to continue to focus on our defensive concepts."

Wednesday's game will be broadcast live on the Patriot League Network.