Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Races Past Brevard, 74-36

Bears snap four-game losing streak with largest margin of victory of the season

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Women’s Basketball Team (11-9) took advantage of 59.3 percent (16-of-27) shooting from the field in the second half to rout Brevard (7-13), 74-36, Wednesday night at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.

The victory snaps a four-game losing streak for the Bears. L-R’s last win came on Jan. 16 at home against Mars Hill, a 85-76 victory.

Lenoir-Rhyne was led by sophomore guard Jami Safrit (Hickory, N.C./Fred T. Foard HS) as she tallied a game-high 14 points, five rebounds and four assists while sophomore guard Meredith Webster (High Point, N.C./High Point Central HS) and sophomore center Jacquelyn Kremer (Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS) each added 10 points each for the Bears.

After the Tornados scored the first basket of the evening, the Bears took control of the game. L-R led by 13 at halftime (30-17) and ended the contest with a 38 point advantage, their largest margin of victory of the season.

Hickory native Holly Krogman was the light in an otherwise dismal night for Brevard, scoring 10 points despite the loss.

Lenoir-Rhyne will play host South Atlantic Conference rival Newberry on Saturday with a 6:00 p.m. scheduled tipoff. During Saturday’s contest, the team and the coaching staff will be wearing pink as a part of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund’s “Think Pink” initiative in conjunction with the sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.