BOLIVAR, Mo. – Rachel Hinder's 23 points and 13 rebounds led Lewis' women's basketball team to a 69-50 win over Southwest Baptist at the Meyer Sports Center on Saturday afternoon in Bolivar, Mo. With the win, the Flyers improve to 14-8, 11-3 GLVC while the Bearcats drop to 12-10, 6-8 GLVC.
Lewis trailed 15-13 after one quarter of play before seizing control with a 15-3 run to begin the second quarter to take a 10-point lead. Hinders led the way with seven points in the run while
Kaitlyn Williams (Homer Glen, Ill./Joliet Catholic) and
Stephanie Hart (Geneva, Ill./Geneva) added three points each and
Katie Gardner (Franklin, Wis./Pius XI) dropped home two.
However, SBU scored seven of the final nine points of the half to cut the Flyer lead to 30-25 at the intermission.
Lewis dominated the third quarter shooting 73.3 percent (11-for-15) from the floor including 1-of-2 from three to extend its lead to 20 heading into the final quarter. Hinders and
Carly Graverson (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) combined for 14 of the Flyers 25 points in the quarter. Lewis' defense limited the Bearcats to just 10 points in the stanza.
The Flyers opened the final quarter on a 12-6 run to take its largest lead of the game on a three-pointer by
Dajae Black (Chicago, Ill./Marist) with less than five minutes to play. Neither side shot the ball well in the final 10 minutes as Lewis was held to 25 percent shooting while the Bearcats connected on 27 percent of their opportunities.
Hinders led all scorers in the contest. Black finished with nine points while Hart and
Grace Hilber (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie) had eight points apiece. Hinders also dished out a game-high five assists. The Flyers shot nearly 43 percent from the floor in the contest, was 9-of-24 from three and hit all six of their free throws. They outrebounded SBU 42-to-36.
Zahira White led the Bearcats with 10 points while Kyleigh Vaught added nine points. SBU was held to 31.6 percent shooting in the contest, was 3-of-16 from three and 11-for-18 at the charity stripe.
Lewis returns home on Thursday (Feb. 13) hosting Maryville at 5:30 p.m. The game is the annual Christian Brothers Bash and kicks off the final homestand of the season.
