Hickory, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne's Women's Basketball team fell to #19 Anderson 74-54 in the Shu on Saturday afternoon.
Inside the Matchup:
Final: #19 Anderson 74 , Lenoir-Rhyne 54
Records: Lenoir Rhyne (9-13, 7-9 SAC), #19 Anderson (19-3, 14-2 SAC)
Location: Shuford Gymnasium I Hickory, N.C.
Stats of the Game:
- Anderson's Alexy Mollenhauer had her 14th double-double on the year. Mollenhauer had 18 points and 18 rebounds for the Trojans.
- Anderson's Madison Baggett had a triple-double for the Trojans. Baggett had 19 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
- The Bears struggled from the floor, opening the game shooting 3-16 (18.8%) in the first quarter, which allowed the Trojans to open a double-digit lead. The Bears finished the game shooting 28.4% from the floor.
- Kennedy Weigt and Ashley Woodroffe had double figures for the Bears. Weigt had 15 points on 5-15 shooting, while Woodroffe pitched in 10 points for the Bears.
- LR had trouble handling Anderson on the glass. The Trojans had a 54-39 advantage, which included 18 offensive rebounds. They turned their 18 offensive rebounds into 18 second chance points.
- Karlie Bearden added four blocks for the Bears, Bearden has had 13 blocks for the Bears in the last three games.
Beyond the Box Score:.
- With Anderson's win today, they maintain their one game lead in the SAC over Catawba with six games remaining while LR remains in a tie for 6th place.
- Since the beginning of the 2015 conference season,a span of 100 games, Anderson has an 83-17 SAC record.
- With her 1st quarter basket, Bearden scored her 500th career point.
- Laney Fox had a career high seven rebounds for the Bears.
Up Next: Bears will make the trip to Carson-Newman on Wednesday at 5:30.