Jefferson City, Tenn. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team (14-6, 9-3) moved back into a first-place tie at the top of the South Atlantic Conference standings after picking up a 55-49 road victory over Carson-Newman (12-7, 6-6) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

L-R junior forward Nneka Awuruonye (Charlotte, N.C.) led all scorers with 14 points in addition to nine rebounds while junior guard Krystal Patton (Chilhowie, Va.) added 13 points and hit all 11 of her free throw attempts as the Bears swept the season series from the Eagles.

Carson-Newman was held without a player in double figures but Courdne Miles (Burlington, N.C.) did score nine points in the losing effort.

L-R fell behind a 23-15 score at intermission and trailed by as many as 10 points early in the second half before mounting the comeback in the win.

A pair of free throws by Patton with 15:11 remaining gave the Bears a 30-25 lead and finished off a 15-0 run by Lenoir-Rhyne and the visitors never trailed again.

Holding a 51-49 advantage with five seconds remaining, Awuruonye and Patton both hit a pair of free throws, respectively, to increase L-R's final margin to six points.

Lenoir-Rhyne limited Carson-Newman to just 32 percent shooting (19-of-60) for the game and held a 51-27 advantage on the boards en route to its second straight victory.

Lenoir-Rhyne remains on the road to face Catawba in a South Atlantic Conference contest Wednesday in Salisbury, N.C., beginning at 6:00 p.m.? Carson-Newman, meanwhile, stays at home to take on Mars Hill in a league contest Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., as well.