Saturday,
January 24, 2004
L-R
Women's Basketball Wins Fourth In A Row, 69-58 Over Presbyterian
HICKORY,
N.C. —
The Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball team won its fourth
consecutive game and remained in first in the South Atlantic
Conference with a 69-58 win over Presbyterian Saturday night in
Shuford Gymnasium. L-R
improved to 9-7 overall and 4-1 in the SAC while the Blue Hose
fell to 6-11 and 2-3, respectively.
The
Bears, who will face Wingate at home Wednesday in a first-place
league showdown, defeated PC for only the fourth time in 31
tries all-time. Presbyterian travels to Salisbury, N.C. to take
on Catawba for a 6 p.m. contest Wednesday.
The
story of game was Lenoir-Rhyne's work on the glass as it
out-rebounded PC, 45-23, and was led once again by junior Crystal
Clary. The center
from Hampton, Va., tallied her 12th double-double of the season
(sixth in a row) with 18 points and 15 rebounds while junior
guard Katrina Andrews (Tampa, Fla.) scored a career-high
18 points. Junior Shea
Blacknell (Chapel Hill, N.C.) put together an impressive
all-around game for Lenoir-Rhyne, tallying six points, eight
rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots.
The
Bears jumped out to an 18-point lead before intermission before
Presbyterian rallied to cut the deficit to three and trailed at
the half, 38-33.
However,
the turning point of the contest came in the second half with
the Bears up, 54-46, at the 12-minute mark.
From there, Lenoir-Rhyne went on a 10-0 run over the next
six minutes to put the contest away.
PC,
who shot just 39 percent from the field and 17 percent behind
the three-point line, was led by Bonnie
Werner's (Kennesaw, Ga.) 15 points. Cameron
Cook (Greensboro, Ga.) and Dana
Birnie (Suwanee, Ga.) also scored in double figures for
Presbyterian with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Birnie grabbed
12 rebounds for a double-double as well.