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Harrogate, Tenn. – Sophomore
Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) tallied her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds as she led the Lewis University women's basketball team to a 74-63 victory against Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, (Dec. 16) at Turner Arena.
The Flyers improve to 6-1 on the season to match the 2006-07 squad's start, which made an NCAA Regional Tournament appearance. The Lady Railsplitters fall to 5-5.
“This was a great hard-fought road win,” Lewis head women's basketball coach
Lisa Carlsen said. “A win like this is a great teacher for our young team on how things will be on the road in our league.”
In the first half, the Flyers built an 11-point lead to go up 24-13 when senior
Labrenthia Murdock (Round Lake, Ill./Round Lake) hit her third three-pointer of the half at the 7:58 mark. Murdock finished the game with 12 points, all from beyond the arc, and seven rebounds.
The Lady Railsplitters were able to cut the Flyers lead down to one point, at 32-31 with 1:58 left in the half on a fast break layup by Kalasia Green. A last-second block by freshman
Mariyah Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) helped Lewis hold on to a two-point lead, 34-32, at the break.
Henley scored a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, went 3-for-3 from the charity stripe, and pulled down two rebounds.
In the second half, Reinhart scored 12 points and battled for 10 rebounds in only 15 minutes of action. She hit 8-of-9 free throws, including two with six seconds left to seal the 74-63 victory for the Flyers.
Nikki Nellen (New Berlin, Wisc./Pius XI) scored 12 points and pulled down a career-high six rebounds while
Sam Rinehart (Marion, Iowa/Marion) scored 11 points and had eight rebounds.
“I believe our schedule has prepared us for the second half of the season,” Carlsen said. “I am proud of the team and how hard they played.”
Lewis returns to Neil Carey Arena to welcome Upper Iowa for a Wednesday (Dec. 19) match-up, with tipoff set for 5:30 PM.
