Spartanburg, SC – Lincoln Memorial women's basketball falls to the Converse Valkyries in Day 2 of the Conference Crossover Saturday afternoon 72-75.
LMU's efficient shooting in the first quarter, including 9/14 from the field, and 4/7 from beyond the arch, would push LMU to almost double Converse's points 22-13.
Kelsie Woodard and
Kallie Housley led the team in quarter one with seven and six points, respectively, with Woodard going 3/4 from the field and 1/1 from the three and Housley going 2/3 from the field and 2/2 from the charity stripe.
The second quarter was a game of runs for both teams, as CU put together an eight-point run and LMU responded with a nine-point run of their own, with points sprinkled before and after for both Lincoln Memorial and Converse. With five different Railsplitters putting points on the board for LMU, Lincoln Memorial went into halftime with the ten-point lead 38-28.
Comverse came out of the halftime break with some fire, as they had evened up the score at 41 with 5:38 remaining in the third quarter, and it remained a one possession game throughout the rest of the quarter. With the help of
Brady Branam leading in scoring with 12 points, including a perfect 3/3 from the field and 1/1 from the three, and 5/6 from the free throw line, the Railsplitters went into the final quarter with the one-point lead 54-53.
The Valkyries took the lead in the fourth, outscoring the Railsplitters 17-7, with Converse gaining as much as a nine-point lead with four minutes remaining. LMU was able to tie up the game at 72-72 with 30 seconds left in the game. Converse was able to put another basket in, giving the Valkyries the victory 72-75.
Five different Railsplitters scored double-digits for LMU, starting with
Keyonee Neal with team highs 15 points and 14 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Housley recorded 13 points, and Branam followed with 12.
Sajol Thornhill finished out the double-digit scoring for LMU with ten points and five rebounds. Woodard scored nine points, followed by
Abethany James with five points, seven rebounds and dished team-high seven assists.
Hannah Miller and
Amisha Russell finished with three points each.
Cat Guillaume rounded out the scoring with two points.
Most of the scoring for LMU came in the paint and fast breaks, with 34 points in the paint and 17 fast break points. The Railsplitters shot 46% from the field, 33% from beyond the arch, and 80% from the charity stripe.
With the loss, Lincoln Memorial drops to 2-1 overall and Converse improves to 1-2.
The team will have a few days to rest as they will travel to Charleston, WV to face the University of Charleston on Wednesday, November 18
th at 11:00 am.
