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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Women's Basketball team
72
Winner Carson-Newman C-N 24-10,15-7 SAC
53
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 26-6,20-2 SAC
Winner
Carson-Newman C-N
24-10,15-7 SAC
72
Final
53
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
26-6,20-2 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Carson-Newman C-N 17 17 18 20 72
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 13 11 14 15 53

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

Lenoir-Rhyne sees season end in Southeast Region Championship

HARROGATE, TN - Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball's magical season came to an end on Monday. The Bears fell 72-53 to Carson-Newman in the Southeast Regional Championship. 

Lenoir-Rhyne finishes their season with a record of 26-6 and a South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship. The 26 wins is the fourth most in program history the 20 conference victories set a new program record. 

Carson-Newman advances to their second Elite Eight in program history. The eight teams will be re-seeded following the conclusion of all regional finals.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Carson-Newman 72, #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 53
Records: Carson-Newman (24-10), Lenoir-Rhyne (26-6)
Location: Harrogate, Tenn. | Frank B. Tex Turner Arena

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • Trista Charles hit three free throws to give Lenoir-Rhyne their last lead of the game at 13-12.
  • Carson-Newman scored the final five points of the first quarter to take a 17-13 lead after one.
  • The Eagles outscored the Bears 17-11 in the second quarter to take a 34-24 lead into the break.
  • Abigail Brown cut the lead to five, 40-35, with 6:17 remaining in the third.
  • Following that bucket Lenoir-Rhyne went scoreless over the next six minutes until Tatum Bowen hit a three just before the quarter ended.
  • The Eagles commanded the fourth quarter, never letting the lead get below double-figures en route to the win.
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Abigail Brown led the Bears with 13 points while Aaliyah El chipped in 11.
  • Lauren Arnold finished with eight points and nine boards.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne shot 16-61 (26.2%) from the field, 7-29 (24.1%) from three, and 14-17 (82.4%) from the foul line.
  • Carson-Newman was 27-59 (45.8%) from the field, 7-19 (36.8%) from three, and 11-18 (61.1%) from the free throw line.
  • The Bears were outscored 38-18 in the paint and had just nine second chance points.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Lenoir-Rhyne set program records for points (2,701), threes (279), blocked shots (126), and consecutive wins (19).
  • Aaliyah El's 545 points ranks fifth all-time in program history for a single season.
  • Tatum Bowen, Amiya Porter, and Elyseia Brown all joined the single-season top ten for threes made.
  • Abigail Brown's 58 blocks places her fifth all-time.
  • As there were no seniors on this roster, every player is eligible to return for next season.
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