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Holloman
66
Winner Mount Olive MO 6-0,5-0 Conference Carolinas
61
Lees-McRae LMC 1-7,1-5 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Mount Olive MO
6-0,5-0 Conference Carolinas
66
Final
61
Lees-McRae LMC
1-7,1-5 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mount Olive MO 23 17 19 7 66
Lees-McRae LMC 13 15 20 13 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball's late rally falls short in loss to Mount Olive, 66-61

BANNER ELK, N.C. – Four Bobcats scored in double figures, led by MaKayla Smith with 16 points, but it was not enough as visiting Mount Olive maintained a lead throughout most of the contest leading to the 66-61 victory over the host Bobcats in the Conference Carolinas action this evening.  
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 66; Lees-McRae – 61
LOCATION:  McNair & Debi Tornow Court – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (6-0/5-0), Lees-McRae (1-7/1-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Smith finished 10 of 12 from the charity stripe to go along with six rebounds. 
  • Destiny Johnson added 15 points on seven of 12 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four assists
  • Jala Holloman scored 12 points on five of 14 shooting, with Arriana Lizarraga dropping 11 points with five rebounds
  • Mount Olive outscored Lees-McRae 23-13 in the first quarter
  • The Trojans maintained their lead to 40-28 at the half
  • Lees-McRae trimmed the deficit to 3 points late in the fourth quarter, but could not manage to hold the lead
 
FOR THE FOES:
  • Azariah Fields recorded a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while also recording six assists
  • Ivanda Hudjakova put up 13 points where she was 6-7 behind the free throw line
 
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will look to come back after this loss where they travel to Barton on December 18th for another Conference Carolinas match-up at 2:00 p.m.
 
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