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68
UVA Wise Wise 6-7,2-4 SAC
76
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 10-4,5-1 SAC
UVA Wise Wise
6-7,2-4 SAC
68
Final
76
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
10-4,5-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UVA Wise Wise 15 20 17 16 68
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 27 11 15 23 76

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bears Return Home to Defeat UVA Wise 76-68

Hickory, N.C.-- Returning to the Shu after a five-game road trip, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball team defeated UVA Wise 76-68 to move to 5-1 in SAC play. Emily Harman and Tilda Lindstrom each had a double-double as Harman had 21 points and 12 assists while Lindstrom added 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Bears won six games in their last seven contests. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 76,  UVA Wise 68
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (10-4, 5-1 SAC) , UVA Wise (6-7, 2-4 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Arena

STATS AND INFO:

  • Days after snapping an eight game losing streak to Limestone, today the Bears snapped a five game losing streak to Wise.
  • Its been 28 days since the Bears last home game inside Shuford Arena. 
  • Bears conclude the season playing eight of thirteen at home including today's game. 
  • Blaikley Crooks is now three points away from 1,000 in her career. Crooks will look to cross the 1,000 point mark on Wednesday at Newberry. 

FIRST HALF:

  • Both teams came out of the locker room hot as each team shot over 55% from the floor. However, it was the Bears leading 27-15 after ten minutes.
  • The Cavaliers continued their hot shooting in the second quarter to cut the lead to 38-35 at halftime. 
  • Lindstrom led the Bears with 10 points in the first half as Crooks added 9 points. 
  • Bears hammered the offensive boards in the first half as LR had a 8-2 advantage leading to 11 second chance points. 

SECOND HALF:

  • The Cavaliers tied it at 43-43 with 7:01 left in the third quarter but Harman hit a jump shot to take a lead right back.
  • The rest of the third quarter was played mostly within one possession as the Bears took a 53-52 lead into the 4th quarter. 
  • LR scored 10 of the first 14 points of the 4th quarter to storm out to a seven point lead with 5:58 left. 
  • Wise could not get any closer then five as the Bears won their fifth straight SAC contest. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • Harman's double-double was her first of the year and the 12 assists were a career high. 
  • Lindstrom tied a career high with ten rebounds as it was Lindstrom's second double-double of the year.
  • Crooks added 18 points and a career high seven steals.  Crooks had more steals then UVA-Wise had as a team (5).
  • Bears shot over .500 from long range for the third time this season as LR went 9-17 from the three-point line. 

UP NEXT: Bears will travel to Newberry on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 from South Carolina. 

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