CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The Lee University women's basketball team completed the 2025 portion of its season with a convincing 89-50 victory over Tennessee Wesleyan University on Wednesday afternoon before a large crowd at Walker Arena. The Lady Flames improved to 8-3 and will continue GSC play when they open the 2026 schedule at Trevecca Nazarene University on Sunday at 3 p.m. (EST).
The Lee defense held the Lady Bulldogs to only 18 points in the first half and held a commanding 43-18 lead. Led by Anna Muhonen, the team's scoring was consistent in each quarter, posting 21 points in the opening frame, 22 in the second period, 20 in the third quarter and finishing the contest with 26 markers in the final 10 minutes.
Muhonen made 10-of-16 shots from the field and 4-of-4 free throws in finishing with a game-high 24 points. Hannah Jones was a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe and tallied 14 points while Abby McFarland was 3-of-4 beyond the arc and put 11 points on the board.
Libby Privett had a solid overall contest with nine points, a team-leading eight rebounds and five assists. Kara Williams directed the team and had six points to go along with four assists. Overall, Lee had 23 assists compared to only 10 turnovers.
The Lady Flames shot 53% overall (32-of-60) and made 9-of-19 triples (47%). They converted 16-of-22 free throws (73%). The Lady Bulldogs shot 36% (19-of-53) from the field and fired 25 3-pointers, making just three (12%). They were awarded 17 freebies and made nine (53%).
Jordan White came off the bench and made 4-of-5 shots that she attempted and canned 2-of-2 free throws. She was the only TWU player in double figures with 10. Julia Howard added eight points while Camryn Brown led her team in rebounding with nine. Lee outrebounded the Lady Bulldogs 37-29.
Coach Marty Rowe went to his bench often and used every player that dressed out. Twelve of the players got into the scoring act, and no Lee player saw more than 26 minutes of playing time. The bench helped the Lady Flames outscore TWU 32-8 in points off turnovers and 40-22 in points in the paint.
Coach Marty Rowe's thoughts:
"It was nice getting back on the floor today and having the opportunity to compete again. Both teams needed to play today and work through the Christmas layoff. We accomplished what we set out to do and we'll be able to get back to the film room on Friday to make more adjustments. It was a great way to end 2025 and we're looking forward to preparing for conference play this weekend."
