BELMONT, N.C. –
Aurora Roberts scored 10 points on Saturday afternoon as Lees-McRae fell 68-36 to Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas play.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Belmont Abbey–
68; Lees-McRae – 36
LOCATION: Wheeler Center – Belmont, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (0-8/0-4); Belmont Abbey (5-3/4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Belmont Abbey led the entire game after a three-pointer by Taylor Stelley 44 seconds into today's contest. The Crusaders ended the quarter with a 21-8 advantage after a three via Cate Schieber.
- Logan Dutka knocked down back-to-back jumpers to cut the deficit to nine points to start the second quarter, but Belmont Abbey pushed their lead back to double-figures and headed to the break with a 33-17 edge.
- Arriana Lizarraga hit a jumper at the 5:41 mark of the third quarter as the Bobcats trailed 39-27 before the Crusaders ended the third on a 12-2 run to seize the 51-29 advantage.
- Belmont Abbey held Lees-McRae to seven points in the fourth and final quarter as the Crusaders won their fourth conference game of the season at 68-36 on Saturday afternoon.
- Roberts led the Bobcats with 10 points on 4-9 shooting and tallied three rebounds, two steals, and one assist. Dutka and Lizarraga followed with six points apiece and Dutka hauled in a team-high four rebounds.
- The Bobcats shot 13-54 (24.1%) from the field with one three-pointer and went 9-11 from the free-throw line.
FOR THE CRUSADERS:
- Abigail Crain had a game-high 22 points on an efficient 8-11 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out three assists in the Crusaders victory. Stelley followed with 17 points on 3-5 shooting from three-point range and Schieber joined her teammates in double-digits with 12.
- Belmont Abbey went 22-51 (43.1%) from the floor with seven made threes and 17-18 from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Tigerville, South Carolina for a league contest with North Greenville on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The tip-off with the Crusaders is slated for a 5 p.m. start.
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