BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Jala Holloman and
Dianna Spence scored in double figures for Lees-McRae women's basketball as Barton collected the 81-51 victory on Saturday afternoon Conference Carolinas play.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton –
81; Lees-McRae – 51
LOCATION: Williams Gymnasium – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-18/0-14), Barton (7-14/7-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Holloman paced the Bobcats with 14 points on 5-13 shooting and Spence followed with four three-pointers on the day. Sandra Mason scored nine points and hauled in six rebounds for Lees-McRae.
- Cierra Revelle knocked down a three-pointer with 6:58 left in the first quarter to give Barton the 10-3 advantage and the Bulldogs surged ahead with the 23-10 lead after 10 minutes.
- Barton added to its lead in the second quarter and took the 21-point margin into the halftime break.
- Lees-McRae won the third quarter at 15-14 after holding the Bulldogs to 33.3% in the quarter, but Barton earned the 81-51 victory.
FOR THE BULLDOGS:
- Nyah Wilkins led Barton on the day with 20 points in 21 minutes of action and Lauren Walker followed with 15 to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Kayla Byrne joined her teammates in double-digit scoring with 11 on 4-9 shooting.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 7 as the Bobcats will entertain Converse in Conference Carolinas play.
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