Harrogate, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team (12-9, 6-7) made it four victories in a row with a 74-55 South Atlantic Conference triumph over Lincoln Memorial (11-8, 7-6) Saturday afternoon at Tex Turner Arena.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 74, Lincoln Memorial 55
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (12-9, 6-7 SAC), Lincoln Memorial (11-8, 7-6 SAC)
Location: Tex Turner Arena | Harrogate, Tenn.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
• Lenoir-Rhyne junior forward
Madi Suddreth (Taylorsville, N.C.) finished with 14 points – tying for the game-high – while junior guard
Kendall Toineeta (Cherokee, N.C.) added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Bears limited the Lady Railsplitters to just 26 percent shooting (18-of-69) for the contest.
• Lincoln Memorial's Rachel Griffith (Oliver Springs, Tenn.) scored 14 points but was the lone player to score in double figures for the home team.
• Lenoir-Rhyne led by as many as 30 points – 68-38 with 5:31 left in the contest – in avenging an earlier setback to Lincoln Memorial in December at home. The Bears also shot 59 percent (27-of-46) for the contest.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Lenoir-Rhyne junior guard
Ashley Rodriguez (Orlando, Fla.) scored exactly 11 points for the fifth straight contest.
• Not only have the Bears won four straight games, but three of those contests have come away from Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne returns home to take on Newberry in a South Atlantic Conference game while Lincoln Memorial faces league-foe Mars Hill in Mars Hill, N.C. Both contests take place on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.