Box Score
HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team used two double-double performances and elite play in the paint to create separation and snap their three-game losing streak by defeating Mars Hill, 80-70, on Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 80 | Mars Hill 70
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-7, 3-4 SAC) | Mars Hill (1-9, 0-6 SAC)
Location: Shuford Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Four Bears scored in double-digits, including
Madi Suddreth with 26 points to go along with 11 boards. Freshman
Madeline Hardy continued her high level of play, putting up a double-double of her own with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Hanna McClung put in 16 and
Kennedy Weigt added 11 in the scoring column.
• The Lions had two dominant scorers on the day, with Mariah Johnson putting up a game-high 30 and seven assists and Tatum Boggs scored 21.
• The Bears separated themselves in the game with their elite play in the paint,
outrebounding Mars Hill 49-34 and tripling their scoring production down low, 36-12.
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Lenoir-Rhyne's second chances led to points more times than not, outscoring the Lions 20-7 in that category.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• The Bears managed to go above .500 in their overall record and snap the three-game losing streak. LR now owns a winning 4-3 record on their home court.
• Today marked
Suddreth's fourth double-double of the season and the third in the last five games. Today's double-double for Hardy is her second in her first season as a Bear. She has also scored in double figures in four of the last six contests.
• Lenoir-Rhyne has now won six-in-a-row against the Mars Hill Lions, last falling to their SAC foe, 55-52, on January, 16, 2016.
UP NEXT:
The Bears hit the road for the start of a two-game road trip. The next match up will be with SAC foe
Coker College on January 16 with
tipoff set for 6 p.m.
