Spartanburg, SC- The Lady Railsplitters took on the King Tornados this afternoon for the last game of the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge. LMU had a good lead over the Tornado's all game until the 4^th quarter where King came close to catching up. The Lady Railsplitters quickly closed the door on them, securing their win 60-53. LMU is now (2-0) overall on the season.
 
Saquita Joyner was on fire in the 1^st quarter putting up 8 points as well as Alexa Smiddy who put up 6 points. Geovana Rios was very aggressive on the backboards, having 4 rebounds and 1 steal. In the 2^nd quarter Chloe Savage put up 5 points and Saquita Joyner put up 6 more points.
 
In the 3^rd quarter, LMU was up 32-20 to start the half. Sydney Reed, Lauren Flowers, and Alexa Smiddy all had 3-pointers, on top of Lauren Flowers' 4 and Saquita Joyner's 3 additional points. In the 4^th quarter the Tornado's started to catch up to the Railsplitters. Saquita Joyner, Alexa Smiddy, and Lauren Flowers denied them of a victory in the last few minutes of the game. Saquita Joyner put up 7 points, Alexa Smiddy put up 3 points, and Lauren Flowers put up 2 points. Geovana Rios, Chloe Savage, Jordan Maney, Alexa Smiddy, and Saquita Joyner dominated the backboards all game long.
 
Notables:  
Saquita Joyner – 24 points, 9 rebounds
Alexa Smiddy – 17 points, 5 rebounds
Lauren Flowers – 9 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds
Geovana Rios – 9 rebounds, 3 assists
Jordan Maney – 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Chloe Savage – 5 points, 4 rebounds
 
The Lady Railsplitters took the victory over the King Tornados this Saturday evening with a final score of 60-53. LMU will be back in action this Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 5:30pm, when they travel to Greenwood, SC to take on Lander.