After having its six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday the Lee women's basketball team responded with a commanding 91-68 victory over Mississippi College on Monday evening in Walker Arena.

Playing in the annual "blackout" game the Lady Flames didn't disappoint the home crowd as they led from start to finish and saw their lead balloon to as much as 30 points in the second half.

Shelby Brown led the way for Lee with 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Erin Walsh followed closely behind with 16 points and was 3 of 6 shooting from 3-point distance.

"We did a lot of good things today but I think at times we tried too hard today," said head coach Marty Rowe. "Carrie (Cheeks) got into foul trouble and that was a product of her trying too hard especially on the defense end. We played really well in the first half though and even despite missing some easy shots we were able to extend the lead in the second half."

The opportunistic Lee defense forced 31 turnovers in the contest. Haris Price led the way with five steals to go along with 11 points. The Lady Flames scored 36 points off Mississippi College miscues and were guilty of 18 floor mistakes of their own.

Lee hit 42.7 percent of their shots from the field and canned nine triples. The Lady Flames were also very efficient from the charity stripe hitting 18 of 21. Mississippi College converted 22 of 49 (44.9 percent) from the field and were 5 of 10 from behind the arc.

The Lady Choctaws were paced by Carla Clemmons and Kristen Sampson with 15 points apiece. Toni woods added six points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Lee held a 39-34 advantage on the glass thanks in part to eight rebounds from senior Christina Johnson. The Atlanta, Ga. native moves past hall of famer Jessica Still for 18th place on the all-time rebounding list at Lee with 545.

The victory moves the Lady Flames to 11-4 on the year and 8-2 in the Gulf South Conference (GSC). Mississippi College falls to 4-9 and 2-8 in league play. Playing for just the third time ever Rowe's club improves to a perfect 3-0 against the Lady Choctaws.

With a Shorter victory over Delta State just moments after the Lee victory there is now a five-way tie atop the GSC standings in the balanced and rugged league. The Lady Flames will square off with the Lady Hawks on Saturday at 5 p.m. in a battle for first place from Walker Arena.

"Vic Mitchell (Shorter head coach) knows us better than anyone else in the league and we are pretty familiar with them. They always play us tough and we will have to play really well to win. They are very good on the defensive end and it will be interesting to see how they come back after a big win over Delta State tonight," concluded Rowe.