March 1, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Beats Mars Hill, 69-60, To End Regular Season

Bears improve to 15-12 on the year

Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Women's Basketball Team (15-12, 5-9) defeated Mars Hill College (15-12, 5-9), 69-60, Saturday afternoon at Stanford Arena in Mars Hill, N.C.

Lenoir-Rhyne raced to a 42-27 halftime lead thanks to a 22-9 run to end the half and by hitting all 12 free throws.

However, Mars Hill rallied in the second half and a pair of free throws by Lindsay Roberts (Murphy, N.C.) cut the margin to 57-53 with 4:42 left but the Bears ran off five straight points and hit seven of eight free throws in the final minute to seal the win.

L-R was led by LaCourtney Rann (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell HS) and Jacquelyn Kremer (Sevierville, Tenn.) with 12 points apiece while senior guard Amber Holt (Charlotte, N.C./Hopewell HS) came off the bench to score 10.

Mars Hill's Jessica Blanford (Concord, N.C.) led Mars Hill with 14 points and six rebounds but the Lions shot just 34 percent (23-of-67) from the floor in the loss.

Lenoir-Rhyne, the fifth seed in the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament, will travel to Newberry to face fourth-seeded Newberry on Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m.

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