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LEBANON, Tenn. – No. 2 Lewis women's basketball led from start to finish in a 75-59 non-conference victory at Cumberland University on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon at Dallas Floyd Gymnasium.

It was all Flyers in the game's initial minutes after Lewis jumped out to a 12-1 advantage. The Flyers pushed their advantage to a game-high 20 points with 3:39 remaining at 35-15 following a pair of free throws by senior Alexus Grayer (Washington, Ill./Washington). Cumberland closed the half on an 11-3 run to get back in the game. Lewis took a 38-26 lead to the break after the Bulldogs made a pair of free throws with one second remaining in the half.

Cumberland continued to decrease Lewis' lead in the second half, making the deficit just four points on two occasions. The game finally swung Lewis' way from 10:10 to 5:35 remaining. In this time Lewis outscored Cumberland 14-2 to grab a 66-50 lead. Grayer had five points in the run.

Grayer and junior Mariyah Brawner-Henley (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) each finished with 16 points. Brawner-Henley added 10 rebounds. Senior Jess Reinhart (Normal, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) finished with 15 points, scoring 11 in the second half.

"It's never easy on the road but I liked the way we responded when they made their run in the second half," Lewis head coach Lisa Carlsen said. "We are going to get everyone's best shot, so we have to continue to grow form every experience."

Lewis shot 46.8 percent (29-of-62) while limiting Cumberland to 35.3 percent (24-of-68) shooting. The Flyers have limited six consecutive opponents to sub 40.0 percent shooting.

Lewis is now 8-0, the longest unbeaten streak to start a season in program history. Cumberland falls to 8-4. Lewis plays at Trevecca Nazarene on Monday (Dec. 15) in a 6 p.m. CT start.