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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Crooks
57
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 16-7, 11-4 SAC
64
Winner Carson-Newman C-N 16-7, 10-5 SAC
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R
16-7, 11-4 SAC
57
Final
64
Carson-Newman C-N
16-7, 10-5 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne L-R 15 22 8 12 57
Carson-Newman C-N 17 23 13 11 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bears Fall at Carson-Newman 64-57

Jefferson City, Tenn.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball team scored just twenty points in the second half as the Bears fell at Carson-Newman 64-57 on Saturday afternoon. Tilda Lindstrom had her fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and ten rebounds in the loss. Bears shot just 22% from the floor in the second half as LR made just seven field goals in the final twenty minutes. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final:  Carson-Newman 64, Lenoir-Rhyne 57 
Records:  Carson-Newman (16-7, 10-5 SAC) , Lenoir-Rhyne (16-7, 11-4 SAC)
Location: Jefferson City, Tenn. | Holt Fieldhouse

STATS AND INFO:

  • Bears have not lost six straight games inside Holt Fieldhouse.
  • LR and C-N split the season series as LR won inside Shuford arena. 
  • Bears remain in second place but are now two games behind Catawba for first place. 
  • After today, the Bears play three straight at home and four of five to finish the regular season inside the Shu.

FIRST HALF:

  • The home team jumped out to a 11-2 lead before the Bears scored 11 of the last 15 points in the first quarter. 
  • Second quarter saw the Bears tied the game at 21 before the Eagles scored the next 12 points to take a 33-21 lead with 5:31 left in the first half. 
  • LR closed the half with a three pointer by Blaikley Crooks to cut the lead to 40-37 however Crooks was held to just eight points on the afternoon. 
  • Lindstrom had 13 of her 15 points in the first half as Lindstrom connected all four of her three-pointers in the half. 

SECOND HALF:

  • Bears only had three field goals in the third quarter while the Eagles connected on just five as the teams only combined for twenty third quarter points. 
  • After the Bears took their first lead of the day at 41-40, the Eagles scored the next ten points before Mikeba Jones layup cut the lead to 50-43 with :47 seconds left in the third. 
  • Jones scored again right before the end of the period as cut the Eagles lead to 53-45 after thirty minutes. 
  • LR cut the lead to five with 1:49 to go but the Bears missed their last three shots and could not get it any closer as the Eagles came away with a 64-57 win. 

BEYOND THE BOX SORE:

  • Eagles assisted on 23 of their 26 baskets lead by nine from Makayla Alvery.
  • Jones had 14 points and six rebounds for the Bears while Emily Harman had 12 points, four assists and four rebounds. 
  • Bears only had six bench points today while the Eagles had 17. 
  • There were only 17 combined free-throws in the game. 

UP NEXT: SAC leader Catawba comes to the Shu for a SAC showdown on Wednesday night. Tip-off is schedule for 5:30 PM. 

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