TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Lees-McRae women's basketball moved its win streak to four games in a row with a 84-77 Conference Carolinas victory over North Greenville on Tuesday night.
Kaylee Carson led the Bobcats with 18 minutes on the evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae –
84, North Greenville – 77
LOCATION: Hayes Gymnasium – Tigerville, South Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (4-1/2-0); North Greenville (3-4/0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Bobcats used a 9-0 scoring run in the first three minutes of the game to take the 9-2 lead over the Trailblazers. Lees-McRae led 19-17 after the first with a made jumper from Camryn Lee.
- Sydney Gueterman knocked down a three-pointer with 2:34 left in the first half for the eight-point advantage for the Bobcats. Lees-McRae led by seven after the first 20 minutes of play.
- North Greenville chipped away at the Bobcat lead and gained a one-point advantage at 56-55 with 54 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
- Lees-McRae built its lead to eight points off a layup by Carson with 7:28 left in regulation. The Bobcats held off the Trailblazers late for the 84-77 win in Conference Carolinas play.
- Carson had a team-high 18 points on 6-10 shooting and 5-6 from the free-throw line. Nadiya Hairston and Sandra Mason followed with 16 points apiece. Gueterman rounded out the Bobcats in double-digit scoring with 13 points and four rebounds.
- Lees-McRae went 28-61 (45.9%) from the field with 10 three-pointers and went 18-19 from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae women's basketball returns from Thanksgiving break on Monday, December 1 as the Bobcats face Winston-Salem State at 5:30 p.m. on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
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