MARYVILLE, Tn. - LC Women's Basketball (10-10, 4-7 Collegiate Conference of the South) ended the road trip this weekend disappointed as they dropped their second game to the Maryville Scots (9-12, 8-4 CCS) by a final score of 84-74 Saturday. The effort was led by Laila Battle, who scored 24 points in her first double-double performance of the season.

Game Summary
The Panthers enjoyed a hot start, grabbing a 5-0 lead in the first few minutes of play. As the quarter wore on, Maryville began to step up their game, eventually leap-frogging LC to take a 17-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was very much a power struggle, as LaGrange did all they could to fend off an MC pull-away effort. Falling behind by as much as 15, the Panthers found themselves with plenty of work to do at the half as the host Scots led 42-28.

All things considered, LC had a much-improved second half, outscoring Maryville in the third and fourth quarters 47-42. Unfortunately for the Panthers, however, the Scots 42 second half points would be enough to grant them the victory as they held on to win by 10 in an 84-74 final.

Panthers of the Game
Laila Battle matched her season-high of 24 points this evening, her first 20+ point game in conference play. The Campbell High School product also notched a double-double, tallying 10 rebounds in addition to a pair of respective steals and assists as well.

Senior guard Zyhia Johnson was not far behind, scoring 23 points with seven rebounds on a perfect 4/4 night from the free throw line.

Up Next
The Panthers return to action on Tuesday (Feb. 11), hosting Agnes Scott College in Mariotti Gym for a 5 p.m. tip. For links to stream the game and live stats, click here.