CLEVELAND, Tenn. - In a solid all-around shooting and defensive performance, the Lee women's basketball team handed Mississippi College a dominating 71-38 defeat on Saturday afternoon inside Walker Arena. The victory improved the Lady Flames to 13-7 in GSC play and 17-8 overall. The Choctaws stand at 8-13, 9-17.
Lee hits the road for two important contests to close out the regular season. They will face Christian Brothers University on Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST and will test rival Union University on Friday at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Lee honored Bailey Burgess, Baylee Delbridge, Anna Muhonen and Susanna Rogers on Senior Day. Burgess hit four triples and finished with 12 points. Delbridge pulled down 12 rebounds while Muhonen garnered nine points and seven boards. Rogers joined the celebration by hitting a 3-point shot.
Libby Privett also had 12 points in the win and Hannah Jones canned 6-of-8 free throws in her 10-point performance and had four steals while Abby McFarland added nine points and dished off four assists.
Lee jumped out to a commanding 18-4 lead at the end of the first period and never looked back. The Lady Flames were on top 38-19 at the halftime break and led 57-28 by the end of three frames. Consistent shooting was the name of the game. They shot 44% overall (23-of-52) and made 43% from beyond the arc (9-of-21). Lee marched to the line 20 times and made 16 (80%).
The dominating Lee defense held the Choctaws to 25% shooting from the field (12-of-49). Mississippi College fired 20 triples and canned just two (10%). They were awarded 20 charity tosses and connected on 12 (60%).
Mariam Olawoyin was the only Choctaw in double-figure scoring, 11 points. Lee outrebounded the visitors by a commanding 46-23 margin. The Lady Flames tallied 28 points in the paint and the Choctaws had 16.
Coach Marty Rowe's thoughts:
"It was a great way to end our regular home season stand. I can't say enough about how we competed today on both ends. We still have a lot of basketball remaining in us, and I'm looking forward to seeing how we respond next week on the road. I'm really proud of this senior class. They are great people from great families."
