HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team defended home court on Wednesday night and took down the Coker Cobras, 73-61, in South Atlantic Conference play. Senior
Kendall Toineeta and freshman
Madeline Hardy both scored 20-plus points, carrying the Bears to victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 73 | Coker 61
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (13-12, 8-9 SAC) | Coker (5-21, 4-14 SAC)
Location: Shuford Gymnasium | Hickory, N.C.
STATS OF THE GAME:
• Only two Bears were in double digits in the scoring column, as Toineeta went off for a career-high in scoring with 27 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds. Hardy was one-shy of tying her career-high with 22 points scored to go along with nine rebounds as she flirted with another double-double to add to her impressive freshman campaign.
• Lenoir-Rhyne won the game with points off turnovers, outscoring their opponent 23-12 in that category. They forced the Cobras into 15 turnovers.
Karlie Bearden led the home team in rebounding with 10, but the Bears owned that category, outrebounding Coker 40-24.
• Coker, despite having no players to average double figures in scoring, was led by Saquita Joyner with 19 and Hayley Kropp with 13 of her own. The Cobras had an impressive 30-point bench performance.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• LR was nearly perfect from the free-throw line (29-of-32, 90.6 percent), shooting above 90.0 percent for the sixth time this season. Toineeta and Hardy combined to be a perfect 24-for-24 from the charity stripe.
• With the win, LR is now an even 6-6 at home this season.
• Tonight was the fourth 20-point game on the season for both Hardy and Toineeta. This is also the highest shooting percentage on the year for the senior from Cherokee, N.C. at 63.6 percent (7-of-11).
• The five steals snagged by Toineeta ties a season-high and puts her total at 60 for the season, putting her average at 2.5 takeaways per game.
UP NEXT:
The Bears hit the road as they return to action on Saturday afternoon at Mars Hill in SAC play. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
