Box Score
Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Women's Basketball Team overcame a slow start to defeat Johnson C. Smith by a final score of 68-60 on Saturday afternoon. The Bears got a career-high 17 points from freshman
Hanna McClung who went 5-for-7 from the field and 6-for-7 from the free throw line.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 68 | Johnson C. Smith 60
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (5-3), JCSU (0-5)
Location: Shuford Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
STATS OF THE GAME:
• The Bears were sluggish to start the game today, going scoreless for 6:14 to start the game. The Golden Bulls jumped out to an early 12-0 lead that was cut to a 13-10 deficit by the end of the first quarter.
• Thanks to McClung, the Bears bench outscored the JCSU reserves 45-10. LR also had a 17-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
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Kendall Toineeta added 14 points and four assists, while
Ashley Rodriguez added 12 points and six boards.
Madeline Hardy led the Bears with nine boards and added six points.
• Teana Lewis finished with a game-high 19 points for JCSU in a losing effort.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Prior to today's contest, McClung hadn't scored more than eight points in a game but exploded for double that output.
• The Bears have now gone 5-1 since dropping their first two matchups of the 2018-19 season.
UP NEXT:
LR hits the road for a South Atlantic Conference matchup on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Carson-Newman.
