February 20, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Blows By Converse, 90-70, At Home Wednesday

Five Bears reach double figures in scoring for the game

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Women’s Basketball Team (13-11) stepped out of conference play Wednesday and routed Converse College (3-24), 90-70, at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium.

The Bears have now won back-to-back games for the first time since December when they started the season 6-0.

Lenoir-Rhyne, which saw five players score in double figures, was led by junior forward Jackie Williams (Mauldin, S.C./Mauldin HS) with a double-double (12 points and 12 rebounds) and sophomore forward Jacquelyn Kremer (Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS), who scored a team-high 16 points in the win.

After going into the break with a 37-28 advantage, L-R never led by less than nine the entire second half. The Bears took advantage of outscoring the Valkyries, 36-16, in the paint and a 43-32 rebounding edge en route to the win.

Redshirt freshman guard LaCourtney Rann (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell HS) finished with 13 points and sophomore guards, Jami Safrit (Hickory, N.C./Fred T. Foard HS) and Leslie Conetta (Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney HS) added 12 points apiece to round out the Bears’ double-digit scorers.

Conetta’s 12 points were a career-high and made her the 10th Bear to reach double figures this season.

Converse was led by Ashley Arff (Fox Lake, Ill.) with a game-high 21 points and Brandy Williams (Spartanburg, S.C.), who chipped in 15 points despite the loss.

Lenoir-Rhyne returns to South Atlantic Conference action when it travels to face rival Catawba in Salisbury, N.C., on Saturday with a 2 p.m. tipoff.

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