CENTRAL, S.C. –
Malikah Meyers and
MaKayla Smith each finished with a game-high 13 points as the Lees-McRae women's basketball team used a 13-5 second-half run to rally past host Southern Wesleyan, 59-51, in the Conference Carolinas action this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 59; Southern Wesleyan – 51
LOCATION: Tysinger Gymnasium – Central, South Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-6/7-6), Southern Wesleyan (1-12/1-11)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Meyers shot 5 of 6 from the charity stripe to go along with seven rebounds and three assists.
- Smith chipped in three rebounds, while Jessica Henderson and Destiny Johnson each tallied eight points and nine rebounds.
- Arriana Lizarraga added eight points and two rebounds off the bench.
- Both teams traded points for most of the opening 10 minutes of action, until a layup by Lizarraga gave the Bobcats a 13-11 edge at the first intermission.
- Southern Wesleyan outscored Lees-McRae 17-5 in the second frame to claim a 28-18 lead in the low-scoring first half.
- After the Warriors used a layup to extend the lead to 30-20 with 8:45 left in the third stanza, the Bobcats connected on a three-point field goal by Smith on the next possession to open up a 20-10 run that evened the score at 40-40 at the final intermission.
- Lees-McRae recaptured the lead on back-to-back points by Aurora Roberts and held momentum as the Bobcats claimed the 59-51 conference win.
- The Bobcats held a 18-12 edge in offensive rebounds en route to outscoring the Warriors 15-3 in second-chance points.
FOR THE FOES:
- Amy Soumare finished with 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds to pace the Warriors.
- Caroline Reese and Halee Morrison each chipped in nine points.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats host King in the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" showdown on Thursday at 5 p.m.
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