Box Score
Harrogate, Tenn.----Lincoln Memorial University shot a season-best 86.4 percent from the foul line, surviving a furious Wingate University rally to take a 75-71 South Atlantic Conference women's basketball victory at Tex Turner Arena on the LMU campus Saturday night. The host Railsplitters hit 19-of-22 from the charity stripe.
Lincoln Memorial evens its 2013-14 slate at 6-6 overall. The Railsplitters are 5-3 in the SAC. Wingate is 9-3 overall and 5-3 in the SAC. The Bulldogs begin a stretch of six home games in eight opportunities Wednesday, hosting Queens University of Charlotte in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.
For LMU, junior guard
Aisjah Roan (Louisville, Ky.) had 15 points and six rebounds. Junior guard
Katrina Ottesen (Chandler, Ariz.) added 11 points, while senior guard/forward
MaRanda Boddie (Springfield, Ohio) contributed eight points and a team-best nine rebounds.
Wingate placed four players in double digits. Senior forward
Kayla Harris (Raleigh, N.C.) posted her sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds, both team bests.
Sophomore forward
Morgan McGee (Durham, N.C.) had 17 points and seven rebounds. WU freshman guard
Shelby Tricoli (Waynesville, N.C.) and senior guard
Janitsha Williams (Statesville, N.C.) added 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Newspaper Box Score
Wingate vs Lincoln Memorial
01/11/14 6 p.m. at Harrogate, Tenn.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL WOMEN 75, WINGATE 71
WINGATE (9-3 overall, 5-3 SAC)
Harris, Kayla 9-16 1-2 19; McGee, Morgan 5-9 6-6 17; Tricoli, Shelby 6-16 0-1 13; Williams, Janitsha 4-15 4-4 12; Neely, Amber 1-6 4-6 7; Bonner, Kelli 1-4 0-0 3; Tomlinson, Alex 0-2 0-0 0; Boston, Brooklyn 0-0 0-0 0; DeBerry, Jasmine 0-1 0-0 0; Boyd, Sharee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-70 15-19 71.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL (6-6, 5-3 SAC)
Roan, Aisjah 5-12 5-6 15; Ottesen, Katrina 4-12 2-2 11; Cox, Kortnay 3-5 2-2 9; Boddie, MaRanda 2-5 4-5 8; Green, Kalasia 3-8 1-2 7; Guy, Britney 3-6 0-0 7; Nelson, Haley 2-2 2-2 7; Satterlee, Samantha 3-7 0-0 6; Harding, Josey 1-3 3-3 5; Roberts, Elliotte 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 19-22 75.
Wingate....................... 32 39 - 71
Lincoln Memorial.............. 37 38 - 75
3-point goals--Wingate 4-20 (Bonner, Kelli 1-3; Neely, Amber 1-3; McGee, Morgan 1-2; Tricoli, Shelby 1-5; Tomlinson, Alex 0-1; DeBerry, Jasmine 0-1; Williams, Janitsha 0-4; Harris, Kayla 0-1), Lincoln Memorial 4-16 (Guy, Britney 1-1; Cox, Kortnay 1-1; Ottesen, Katrina 1-8; Nelson, Haley 1-1; Satterlee, Samantha 0-3; Green, Kalasia 0-2). Fouled out--Wingate-None, Lincoln Memorial-None. Rebounds--Wingate 41 (Harris, Kayla 12), Lincoln Memorial 42 (Boddie, MaRanda 9). Assists--Wingate 13 (Neely, Amber 8), Lincoln Memorial 6 (Six players with one each). Total fouls--Wingate 20, Lincoln Memorial 15. Technical fouls--Wingate-None, Lincoln Memorial-None. A-985
