It will not go down as one of the better performances by the Lee women's basketball team but the Lady Flames will take a perfect 4-0 record into the short Thanksgiving break, traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and be pitted against a pair of Sunshine State Conference club in Embry Riddle and Nova Southeastern.
 
The 63-52 victory over visiting North Greenville University (S.C.) was not exactly what coach Marty Rowe was seeking from his talented Lady Flames on Saturday afternoon inside Walker Arena. "We've got to give a lot of credit to North Greenville and how they competed today," the veteran coach pointed out.  "We didn't play with as much urgency today as we have the first three games, so we feel fortunate to get away with a win today.
 
"We'll need to refocus and come back with a great week of practice in getting ready for two really good teams in Florida," Rowe added.
 
Senior Carrie Cheeks made 5-of-8 shots from the field, but converted only 4-of-9 free throws in leading the Lee scoring with 14 points as the Lady Flames led 31-24 at the half and enjoyed their largest margin of 14 points with 4:57 left in the contest.
 
Senior Erin Walsh ripped the nets with three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points. Walsh also went to the glass for nine rebounds as the Lady Flames won the battle of the boards 44-34. Lindsey Roddy and Taylor Boggess tossed in six markers apiece. Nicky Widenski came on in reserve to give her teammates a lift with six rebounds.
 
Overall Lee shot 34 percent from the field and made 16-of-27 charity tosses. Turnovers hurt both squads. Lee was guilty of 17 and North Greenville 20.
 
The Crusaders Karen Donehew took the game's top scoring honors with 17. Bailey Breazeale tossed in eight points to go along with eight rebounds. Kathleen Rogers and Savannah Hughes pitched in with eight scorers apiece.
 
North Greenville outshot the Lady Flames, making 40 percent (23-of-57) of their field goal attempts, but the Crusaders were only 3-of-12 from behind the arc and 3-of-7 from the charity stripe.