CLEVELAND, Miss. - Thanks to a fourth quarter rally by the Delta State Lady Statesmen the Lee women's basketball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Thursday evening by a 60-56 final.

The Lady Flames held an eight-point lead with eight minutes remaining in the grind-it-out defensive affair but the Lady Statesmen would chip away and cut the margin to three with just over three minutes remaining.

The final Lee field goal, a lay-up by Carrie Cheeks, gave the Lady Flames a 56-53 lead with 1:58 remaining. From there the Lady Statesmen would score the final seven points to close out the comeback win.

A 3-pointer by Carly Keller tied things up at 56 with 48 seconds remaining. The Lady Flames would then commit a disastrous turnover allowing Delta State to take the lead on an Anissa Jackson lay-up with just 20 ticks left on the clock.

Lee got two looks at a go-ahead 3-pointer from Haley Cornellison and Lindsey Roddy but could not connect. Kaelin Kneeland secured the rebound and hit two free-throws to seal the victory for the Lady Statesmen.

"We again didn't execute very well down the stretch on either end of the court and that is on me," said head coach Marty Rowe.  "I've got a do a better job in late-game situations putting this group in better spots to be successful."

Roddy led Lee with 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field. The freshman also dished out four assists. Anna Woodford followed with 11 points and Cheeks added 10 points and seven rebounds. Cheeks has now grabbed 526 career boards and sits at No. 20 on the all-time list in school history.

The Lady Flames shot 45 percent (22 of 49) from the field in the contest and will improve on their Gulf South Conference leading team field goal percentage average. Lee came into the game hitting at a 43.8 clip on the year.

Kneeland led the Lady Statesmen with 13 points while Alondrea Rush added 12 points. Ironically the two heroes of the contest, Keller and Jackson, combined for just seven points, five of which were scored in the final minute.

Lee held a 32-27 advantage on the glass but were guilty of 15 turnovers while Delta State committed just six in the contest.

"Give Delta State all the credit tonight they played much tougher than us down the stretch on both ends and certainly deserved to win the game," concluded Rowe.

After splitting the season series once again, the Lady Flames and Lady Statesmen each have four wins in the all-time series.

The loss drops Lee to 16-7 and 11-6 in league play. With Valdosta State's win over Union on Thursday the Lady Flames now sit in third place in the GSC. The win improves Delta State to 10-12 overall and 7-10 in the GSC as they fight for the eighth and final spot in the conference tournament at the end of the month.

The Lady Flames will look to start a new winning streak on Saturday as they remain in the Magnolia State for a 3 p.m. match up with Mississippi College.