LAGRANGE, Ga. – The LaGrange College women's basketball team won 66-64 over visiting Rhodes College in non-conference action on Friday evening at the Mariotti Gymnasium in LaGrange, Georgia.
THE BASICS
Score: Rhodes 64, LaGrange 66
Records: Panthers 2-2, 0-0 CCS | Lynx 1-4, 0-0 SAA
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trailing for most of the game, an 8-1 run late in the third quarter capped off by a three-point play from LaGrange senior guard Laila Battle (Smyrna, Ga.) gave the Panthers their first lead of the game as they went into the final stanza with a 48-42 lead.
- The Panthers took a nine point lead off a three-point play by LaGrange freshman guard Alexandria Berk (Columbus, Ga.) with 2:01 to go in the game. That was when the Lynx rallied, going on an 8-0 run capped off with a jumper from Rhodes senior guard Avery Marsh (Little Rock, Ark.) with 28 seconds left in the game and the visitors trailing by only one. Despite two missed free throws after the foul, Marsh missed a jumper at the other end and the Panthers were able to increase their lead back to two when Battle went one-of-two from the line. Rhodes junior guard Alyssa Bongiovanni (Lutz, Fla.) had a chance to tie it at the buzzer but the shot came up just short as the Panthers escaped with the win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Prior to the game, Battle was briefly recognized by her teammates and coaching staff for reaching the thousand career point milestone last week. The senior then stepped on the court and led the Panthers with 18 points on seven-of-twelve shooting.
- Marsh led the Lynx with 18 points and four rebounds.
- Berk finished with a career-high 14 points for the Panthers, shooting five-of-nine from the floor with four boards.
- LaGrange freshman guard Deasia Stinson (Newnan, Ga.) scored 11 points with three rebounds in just 14 minutes.
- LaGrange senior guard Amanda Mclendon (Orlando, Fla.) filled the stat-line with nine points, four rebounds, three blocks and a steal.
- Rhodes junior guard AC Milam (Dickson, Tenn.) finished with 17 points for the Lynx.
- The Panthers held the edge on three-point shooting, shooting 30 percent (6-of-20) from behind the arc against 14.3 percent (3-of-21) for the Lynx.
UP NEXT
- LaGrange is back on the court on Saturday when they travel to Point University for a 2:00 p.m. game.
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