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Aaliyah El
Cordin Schrum
45
Coker Coker 26-7,18-5 SAC
54
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 26-5,20-2 SAC
Coker Coker
26-7,18-5 SAC
45
Final
54
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
26-5,20-2 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Coker Coker 16 11 10 8 45
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 10 12 17 15 54

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

Women's basketball advances to first Regional Championship in program history

HARROGATE, TN - For the first time in Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball history the Bears have advanced to the Southeast Regional Championship game. They defeated SAC foe Coker 54-45 in a rare low scoring affair. 

The Bears, who had won just one NCAA Tournament game in their program's history, have already doubled that total in the previous two days. They will now face #5 seeded Carson-Newman in the Southeast Regional Championship on Monday night. The Eagles upset top seeded Lincoln Memorial to book their ticket to the championship. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 54, #17 Coker 45
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (26-5), Coker (26-7)
Location: Harrogate, Tenn. | Frank B. Tex Turner Arena

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • Coker were the aggressors early and led 16-10 after one.
  • The Cobras were up 25-13 with 6:12 left in the first half before a Madilyn Winterton layup sparked a quick 6-0 run to cut the lead to six.
  • Neither team scored for the final 2:53 of the half and Coker went into the locker room ahead 27-22.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne outscored Coker 17-10 in the third quarter and took their first lead of the game on a layup from Aaliyah El with one second left in the frame.
  • El scored four quick points to open the fourth and Tatum Bowen and Abigail Brown each made layups to push the lead to 47-38.
  • Bowen hit a key three late and the Bears held the Cobras without a field goal over the final two minutes of play to get the victory. 
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Aaliyah El led the Bears with 21 points while Tatum Bowen joined her in double-figures with 11.
  • El hauled in 10 boards to finish with a double-double. Abigail Brown led the team with 12 rebounds.
  • Madilyn Winterton stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, six boards, three assists, three steals, and a block.
  • The Bears were 21-69 (30.4%) from the field, 5-21 (23.8%) from three, and 7-8 (87.5%) from the foul line.
  • Coker was 16-65 (24.6%) from the field, 4-21 (19%) from three, and 9-10 (90%) from the foul line.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne forced 18 Coker turnovers and outscored the Cobras 18-6 in bench points.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne had never advanced past the second round of the NCAA Tournament before.
  • Coker was looking to repeat as Southeast Regional Champions after advancing to the Elite Eight last year.
  • The Bears and Eagles will meet on Monday night for the third time this year.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne was one of just two 2 seeds (Concordia St. Paul) to advance to the round of 16. 
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will face off against Carson-Newman on Monday night for Regional Championship title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The Eagles defeated top seeded Lincoln Memorial 69-55 to book a trip to their fourth regional final. They are 1-2 in program history in this game, winning the Southeast Regional against North Georgia in 2018. Tickets for Monday's game will be in person only. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. from Harrogate, Tennessee.
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