Hickory, N.C.-- For the second straight home game, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball team took down a top 25 team. On Wednesday, the Bears defeated #12 Catawba 81-66 behind 20 points from Mikeba Jones. Jones went 14-17 from the free throw line to help the Bears to their third top-25 upset of the season and second straight inside the Shu. Blaikley Crooks added 19 points while Jayda Glass had 12 points and a career high five steals. 

GAME INFORMATION:
Final:  Lenoir-Rhyne 81, #12 Catawba 66
Records:  Lenoir-Rhyne (17-7, 12-4), #12 Catawba (17-4, 12-3 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Shuford Arena

STATS AND INFO:

• The home team has won six straight in this matchup after the Bears upset tonight. 
• This is the 7th straight time at least one of these teams have been ranked heading into the game. The team ranked is just 2-5 in those seven games.
• Bears have upset Catawba four times in that span. 
• Emily Harman became just the 9th player in program history to score 1400 points in her career. 
• Harman had two steals on the night and that moves her into 10th place in program history. 
• Jones has scored double digits in five straight after 20 points tonight. 
• LR moves to 3-1 against top 25 teams this year. 
• Bears remain one game behind Catawba for the SAC lead. 

FIRST HALF:

• Catawba came out firing on all cylinders as the Indians scored the first eight points of the game. 
• Bears did respond to score 18 of the next 27 points to take an 18-17 lead after ten minutes. 
• LR extended the lead to 41-32 at halftime after forcing 12 first half turnovers. 
• Crooks had 11 points in the first half to lead the Bears while Jones had 9 points. 

SECOND HALF:

• Catawba could not cut the lead into single digits in the third quarter as the Bears stretched their lead to 17 points in the frame.
• The Indians finally got the lead under ten at 67-59 with 7:17 to play but an 8-0 run by the Bears capped by three-pointer by Tilda Lindstrom,ended any chance at a comeback from the Indians. 
• Catawba went just 2-11 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter and just 4-20 in the game while the Bears hit 43% of their three-pointers. 

BEYOND THE BOX SORE:

• Catawba had 25 turnovers in the game as the Bears scored 33 points off the Indians miscues.
• Jones also lead the Bears with seven rebounds while Lindstrom had six. 
• Bears shot exactly 50% from the field in the first three quarters but just 36% in the fourth. 

UP NEXT: Mars Hill comes into town on Saturday afternoon for a 2:00 tip-off inside the Shu.