ANDERSON, S.C. - After starting slow for the second straight game, Anderson University women's basketball stirred a first half comeback and cruised to a 90-54 victory over Brevard in the team's South Atlantic Conference opener Wednesday night at the Abney Athletic Center.

The victory marks AU's fifth straight after beginning the season with a heartbreaking 61-59 loss at USC Aiken. The win also marks the first time an Anderson (5-1, 1-0 SAC) team has reach 90 points since a 90-57 win over St. Andrews on Feb. 13, 2010 in AU's last season in Conference Carolinas. The rout also gives head coach Jimmy Garrity his first win in the SAC.

For the second time this season, every player who dressed played more than 10 minutes with just one player, redshirt junior Emily Willoughby notched over 20 minutes played (21). With the minutes spread throughout the roster, every player also got on the score sheet, as sophomore Jennifer Monroe led the offensive explosion with career-highs in points (18) and rebounds (10), becoming the second Trojan this season to post a double-double.

Also recording a career-high was junior Jaclyn Moore, dropping in eight points, while junior Jasmine Franklin and freshman Alexis Dillard added 10. Willoughby, who was 2-of-6 from 3-point range, closed the game with 12 points.

AU's starting lineup did not see a lot of time in the second half, as Anderson's bench saw its most time of the season. Willoughby, Moore and freshmen Heather Jankowy and Nakia Young all posted season-highs in minutes played, highlighted by Young's five points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals.

"I was really proud of the way our team came out and played tonight," Garrity said. "It was a great team effort."

Similar to Monday night's game against USC Aiken, the Trojans got down early, facing a seven point deficit at the 14:10 mark when BC forward Shelby Wolfe knocked down a jumper. AU responded quickly with back-to-back threes from junior Lesley Woods and Floyd. With the momentum slowly going in favor of the Trojans, Anderson would take its first lead at 22-21 since the 19:49 mark when Franklin dropped in a layup with 7:51 left in the opening half.

From there, the Trojans added a 7-0 run and would eventually take their biggest lead of the half when Monroe grabbed a rebound off a Franklin free throw and banked in a shot with just a second left on the clock, beating the halftime horn. Despite the missed free throw, Franklin would carry a game-high 10 points into halftime.

Anderson jumped out to a 10-0 run to begin the second half, headlined by back-to-back 3-pointers from Willoughby to cap off the run. A layup by Moore at the 2:21 mark would give AU its biggest lead of the season of 44, as BC would be able to cut into the Trojans lead, finalizing the score at 90-54.

The 36-point deficit is the largest win over Brevard since joining the SAC in 2010, beating the previous mark set last season with a 56-40 win. The victory also marks AU's largest win since the 2008-09 season when the Trojans defeated St. Andrews 103-63 on March 1, 2009.

Brevard (0-2, 0-1 SAC) was led by junior Taylor Hiatt with 14 points and three rebounds, while freshman Chelsea Turner pulled down five rebounds.

"Brevard came out and played with a lot of confidence and energy," Garrity said. "They gave us problems early on but we did a great job settling down and playing our type of game. It was a great conference win."

Anderson continues SAC play on Saturday when it heads to Lenoir-Rhyne. Tip-off with the Bears is set for 4 p.m.