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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Abigail Brown
Jackson Shoe
72
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 19-4,15-2 SAC
57
Newberry Newb 12-12,6-11 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
19-4,15-2 SAC
72
Final
57
Newberry Newb
12-12,6-11 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 22 16 10 24 72
Newberry Newb 8 13 14 22 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Lenoir-Rhyne wins 72-57 at Newberry to earn 14th consecutive victory

NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Newberry Wolves battled on Wednesday but in the end the Bears were too much for their South Atlantic Conference counterparts, winning 72-57 on the road. 

Lenoir-Rhyne was led by 22 points from Aaliyah El. Freshman Trista Charles was big for the Bears, scoring 12 points on the night, just a point shy of her career high.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #24 Lenoir-Rhyne 72, Newberry 57
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (19-4, 15-2 SAC), Newberry (12-12, 6-11 SAC)
Location: Newberry, S.C. | Eleazer Arena

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • Leading 8-6 Lenoir-Rhyne closed the quarter on a 14-2 run to lead 22-8 after one.
  • Elyseia Brown hit a three and a two to extend the Bear lead to 27-10.
  • Trista Charles made it a 22-point Lenoir-Rhyne advantage with a three midway through the second quarter.
  • Newberry outscored the Bears by five the rest of the frame but Lenoir-Rhyne still led 38-21 at the break.
  • The Wolves won the third quarter 14-10 and trailed by 13 heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
  • Aaliyah El scored nine points in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Aaliyah El (22), Trista Charles (12), and Elyseia Brown (10) finished in double figures.
  • Lauren Arnold led the Bears with seven boards while Ralee Bare was tops with five assists.
  • The Bears went 27-61 (44.3%) from the field, 6-20 (30%) from three, and 12-20 (60%) from the free throw line.
  • The Wolves went 20-53 (37.7%) from the field, 4-14 (28.6%) from three, and 13-21 (61.9%) from the free throw line.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne doubled Newberry's points in the paint 40-20 and scored 23 points off 20 Wolves turnovers. 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 39-28 and has won five of the last six meetings.
  • The 14 straight wins is tied for the second most in program history. The record of 15 was set during the 1979-80 season.
  • The Bears continue to sit in first in the SAC standings, one game ahead of Lincoln Memorial and Coker.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to Mars Hill on Saturday. The Lions defeated Tusculum 70-67 earlier tonight. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. 
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