Saturday, January 20, 2007
Johnson Acquires Career-Best 19 Boards In Loss To C-N
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Presbyterian’s Morgan Johnson tallied a career-high 19 rebounds and 17 points in PC’s upset bid over No. 21 Carson-Newman, but it was not enough as the Lady Eagles pulled away in the final minutes in their 70-57 victory over the Lady Blue Hose in SAC basketball action at the Holt Fieldhouse.
The double-double recorded by Johnson (Marietta, Ga.) was her eighth of the 2006-07 campaign.
Tishe Sanders (Clinton, S.C.) was the only other Lady Blue Hose in double figures, scoring a career-best 13 points.
Sanders scored the majority of her points from beyond the arc, nailing three of her five three-point attempts.
Ashley Tipton scored 21 points to pace the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles in their win. Tipton had five three-pointers.
The Lady Eagles (15-2, 5-1 SAC) claimed victory despite shooting just 38% from the field.
C-N held a 29-24 advantage at halftime, but Tipton hit consecutive treys to bolster C-N's lead to eight points at 35-27 early in the second half.
Tykira McDaniel and Tipton made consecutive shots midway through the second half to give the Lady Eagles their largest lead of the game at 47-31.
PC would cut the lead to five points late in the game, but C-N went on an 8-3 run to increase their lead to 10 en route to the 13-point victory.
Presbyterian has a week off before welcoming Newberry to the Templeton Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27.