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Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

Abigail and Aaliyah
Cordin Schrum
63
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 24-5,20-2 SAC
79
Winner Anderson (SC) AU 13-16,8-14 SAC
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
24-5,20-2 SAC
63
Final
79
Anderson (SC) AU
13-16,8-14 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 14 17 10 22 63
Anderson (SC) AU 21 25 18 15 79

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jason Stuebe, Athletic Communications Assistant

Bears fall in SAC Quarterfinals to Anderson

Rock Hill, S.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball team saw their 19-game winning streak come to end in the SAC Quarterfinals as the #8 seed Anderson Trojans defeated the top seeded Bears 79-63 on Wednesday afternoon. Anderson shot 50.9% from the floor and 62% from long range to end the Bears streak.

Lenoir-Rhyne will now wait until Selection Sunday to see where they are seeded in next week's Southeast Regional. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: (8) Anderson 79, (1) Lenoir-Rhyne 63
Records: Anderson (13-16) , Lenoir-Rhyne (24-5) 
Location: Rock Hill, S.C. | Rock Hill Sports and Events Center

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • Anderson came out and took a early 17-5 lead half way through the first quarter. 
  • A three-pointer by Amiya Porter cut the Trojans lead to 19-14 with 2:15 left in the first period, the closest the LR would get the rest of the way. 
  • As hot as Anderson was in the first period, they were hotter in the second, shooting 58% in the second and a perfect 4-4 from 3 to take a 46-31 lead into the break. 
  • LR could not getting anything going in the 3rd quarter as the Bears shot just 23% (4-17) from the floor. 
  • Aaliyah El made a layup with 2:01 left to get the Bears within twelve but Anderson closed the game strong to end Lenoir-Rhyne's streak.
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Abigail Brown and Aaliyah El led the Bears with 14 points each while Amiya Porter had 13 points. 
  • Anderson out rebounded the Bears 32-21.
  • El had six of the Bears sixteen steals. 
  • LR only hit 8 of their 31 three point attempts (25.8%) while the Trojans were 10 of 16 from long range. 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Bears fall to 1-3 all time in the SAC Tournament against Anderson.
  • This is the third year that the SAC Tournament took place in Rock Hill. 
  • El's six steals is one off her season-high of seven against Tusculum. 
  • Bears shot 35.7% from the floor, which was their worst mark of the season. 
UP NEXT: The Bears will await for at-large bid into the Southeast Regional. Lenoir-Rhyne will have strong chance to be chosen as a high seed as they were the #1 team in the region prior to today's game.  The selection show is Sunday night at 10:30 PM on ncaa.com.
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