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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Aaliyah El
109
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 20-4,16-2 SAC
64
Mars Hill MH 5-20,2-16 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
20-4,16-2 SAC
109
Final
64
Mars Hill MH
5-20,2-16 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 20 34 30 25 109
Mars Hill MH 17 19 19 9 64

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

Women's Basketball cruises to 45 point win at Mars Hill

MARS HILL, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball team keeps rolling, defeating Mars Hill 109-64 earlier this afternoon. 

This win today tied two school records; most consecutive wins (15) and most 100-point games in a season (5). The consecutive wins record was set during the 1979-80 campaign and the 100-point games mark was in 1980-81.

Abigail Brown led the Bears today with 27 points on 8-13 from the field and 8-8 from the free throw line. Freshman Peyton Harvey poured in a career high 17 points in the win.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #24 Lenoir-Rhyne 109, Mars Hill 64
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (20-4, 16-2 SAC), Mars Hill (5-20, 2-16 SAC)
Location: Mars Hill, N.C. | Stanford Arena 

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne led 20-11 in the opening quarter before six points in the final minute from Mars Hill cut the lead to three at the end of the frame.
  • Leading 26-22, two consecutive threes from Abigail Brown and another from Peyton Harvey quickly extended the lead to 13.
  • Brown scored 14 in the second quarter and propelled the Bears to a 54-36 lead at the break.
  • The Bears went on a 7-0 run to start the third thanks to buckets from Amiya Porter, Brown, and Aaliyah El.
  • Another Harvey bucket gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 72-41 lead with 6:09 remaining in the third.
  • The Bears continued to dominate the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lions 25-9 in the frame and holding them to a 23% shooting clip.
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Five Bears finished in double-figures, led by Abigail Brown's 27 and Lauren Arnold's 18. 
  • Brown stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with five rebounds, five steals, and two blocks. 
  • Arnold was just two rebounds shy of a double-double.
  • Aaliyah El (10 points) was in double-figures for the 21st game this season.
  • The Bears shot 36-80 (45%) from the field, 12-41 (29.3%) from three, and 25-36 (69.4%) from the free throw line.
  • Mars Hill was just 22-63 (34.9%) from the field, 5-25 (20%) from three, and 15-25 (60%) from the free throw line.
  • The Bears bench outscored the Lions bench 47-32.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • In two games vs. Mars Hill the year the Bears are averaging 110 ppg and have outscored the Lions by a combined 78 points.
  • This marks the 11th 20 win season in program history and the sixith as an NCAA DII institution.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne is averaging 86.3 points per game, tied for the third most in DII. 
  • The Bears are now 48-32 all-time against Mars Hill and have won five of the last six meetings.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will have a battle on Wednesday as they play host to #14 Coker for Black History Month Night. The Cobras are hot, winning their last four games and seven of their last eight. These teams met once before, an 83-57 Lenoir-Rhyne win in Hartsville. Tip-off for Wednesday's contest is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. 
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