Wise, Va – The Lady Railsplitters were on the road for their first game of the new year, taking on UVA Wise this Wednesday night. With a victory of 59-58 over the Cavaliers, LMU advances to 8-4 overall and 3-2 in conference.
In the 1
st quarter,
Saquita Joyner kicked things off with a jumper for 2 and later made a layup adding another 2 points.
Alexa Smiddy made 2 3-pointers, followed by
Lauren Flowers making another 3-pointer.
Jordan Maney topped the quarter off with a 3-point jumper, increasing their lead to 16-7. There were 10 rebounds, 4 by
Jordan Maney, 3 by
Geovana Rios, 2 by
Saquita Joyner, and 1 by
Alexa Smiddy. In the 2
nd quarter,
Saquita Joyner put up 9 points,
Alexa Smiddy put up 3 points, and
Kadija Conteh put up 3 points. LMU had 8 rebounds,
Saquita Joyner had 3,
Chloe Savage had 2,
Kadija Conteh had 2,
Geovana Rios had 1.
In the 3
rd quarter,
Alexa Smiddy started the momentum with a fast break for 2 points.
Saquita Joyner put up 4 points,
Chloe Savage put up 3 points, and
Lauren Flowers put up 2 points.
Jordan Maney,
Saquita Joyner, and
Lauren Flowers each had rebounds in the 3
rd quarter. In the 4
th quarter,
Geovana Rios started things off with a layup for 2 points, followed by a free throw for an additional point.
Lauren Flowers put up a 3-pointer along with a layup for 5 total points.
Saquita Joyner put up a jumper for 2 points, along with a free throw for 2 points and
Kadija Conteh made a layup for 2 points.
Lauren Flowers made a free throw off of a foul to increase the lead by 3. The Cavaliers came back but it was not enough,
Geovana Rios sealed their fate with a made free throw putting the lead back to 2 points.
The Lady Railsplitters defeated the UVA Wise Cavaliers 59-58 this Wednesday night. Lincoln Memorial will be back in action Saturday January 7
th, home, against Carson-Newman at 2 pm.
Notables:
Saquita Joyner – 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Alexa Smiddy – 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Lauren Flowers – 11 points, 3 rebounds,
Geovana Rios – 6 rebounds
Jordan Maney – 6 rebounds