Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team (12-10, 6-8) fell in a knock-down, gritty defensive game in which both teams were held to season-lows in scoring as Newberry (11-9, 6-7) left Shuford Memorial Gymnasium with a 49-43 win Wednesday night at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Newberry 49, Lenoir-Rhyne 43
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (12-10, 6-8 SAC), Newberry (11-9, 6-7 SAC)
Location: Shuford Memorial Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
• The scoring for both teams came primarily in the post as junior forward
Madi Suddreth (Taylorsville, N.C.) and sophomore forward
Karlie Bearden (Dawsonville, Ga.) led the Bears with 13 points and 11 points, respectively. No other members of the home team ended with double-digit scoring. Bearden also tallied 10 boards to complete the double-double.
• The leading scorer of the contest was the only player in double-figures for the Wolves - junior center Meg Essex (Glamorgan Vale, Queensland, AUSTRALIA) - who finished with a double-double effort of 19 points and 10 boards.
• It was a battle of the bigs as the leading scorers on both teams came from the post. However, it was the Bears that held the 42-27 advantage on the boards throughout the contest.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• With the loss, the Bears' win streak ends at four games.
• Bearden's role has increased as the season has progressed, paying off for her tonight as she finished with a season-high of 26 minutes tonight played. Bearden also had season-highs as well in field goals made (four), field goals attempted (11), rebounds (10) and steals (two).
• The defense held up, giving up the least this season on the scoreboard, but they were also held to the lowest scoring output themselves.
UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne plays its second straight South Atlantic Conference game at home this Saturday against fifth-ranked Carson-Newman beginning at 2:00 p.m. Newberry remains on the road, traveling to Harrogate, Tenn., to take on Lincoln Memorial in a league contest Saturday at 2:00 p.m., as well.
