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56
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 10-9, 4-7 SAC
51
Anderson AU 12-7, 6-5 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
10-9, 4-7 SAC
56
Final
51
Anderson AU
12-7, 6-5 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 19 11 13 13 56
Anderson AU 13 10 12 16 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Wins Second Straight, 56-51 Over Anderson

Anderson, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team (10-9, 4-7) made it two straight South Atlantic Conference victories – both on the road – Saturday afternoon in a 56-51 triumph over Anderson (12-7, 6-5) at the Abney Athletic Center.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 56, Anderson 51
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (10-9, 4-7 SAC), Anderson (12-7, 6-5 SAC)
Location: Abney Athletic Center | Anderson, S.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•    Four players scored in double figures for the Bears – led by senior guard Cassidy Joyner (Dobson, N.C.) with 13 points – as Lenoir-Rhyne avenged a loss to Anderson at home in early December.
•    Junior guard Kendall Toineeta (Cherokee, N.C.) added 12 points for the Bears, who limited the Trojans to just 22 percent shooting from the three-point line (five-for-22) and 31 percent (17-of-54) for the game.
•    Anderson's Alexy Mollenhauer (Lindale, Texas) tallied a double-double – 16 points and 11 rebounds – but was the lone player to score in double figures for the Trojans, who lost their second straight contest. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    Lenoir-Rhyne was able to win despite Anderson's 47-25 edge on the boards.
•    The Bears snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Trojans dating back to the 2012-13 season.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne held a 23-12 edge in points off the bench as junior guard Ashley Rodriguez (Orlando, Fla.) and sophomore forward Karlie Bearden (Dawsonville, Ga.) added 11 and 10 points, respectively, as reserves this afternoon.

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne returns home to take on Coker in a league contest on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium while Anderson doesn't play again until next Saturday, January 27, against league-foe Queens beginning at 2:00 p.m., in Charlotte, N.C.
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