Knoxville, Tenn. - The Lipscomb women's basketball team returned from Christmas break with a trip to Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols, falling 77-52 against in head coach Lauren Sumski and assistant coach Ariel Massengale's return to Tennessee.
Senior Taylor Clark led the way for Lipscomb, notching 14 points on 5-12 shooting with five rebounds, both team-high marks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Bisons (3-3) kept up with the mighty Lady Vols early on, trading buckets before UT widened their lead at the end of the first quarter.
A sluggish second quarter, where Tennessee outscored Lipscomb just 10-8, led to a 36-19 halftime deficit for the Lady Bisons.
Following a one-point first half, Clark came out of the break on a mission scoring 13 points in the third quarter to attempt to cut into the UT lead.
Ultimately, Tennessee's length and strength proved too much for Lipscomb to overcome.
NOTES
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Guards Jalyn Holcomb and Jordan Peete each scored eight points.
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Holcomb and Casey Collier tied for the team lead in assists with three apiece. Collier also had six points and tied for a team-high with five rebounds.
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Lipscomb lost the rebounding battle 47-29. The two teams both dished out 13 assists.
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The Lady Bisons made just 11 of their 32 three-point attempts, while UT made just 3-17.
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Lipscomb shot 7-12 from the free throw line, led by Holcomb and Collier's 3-4 marks. The Lady Vols went 18-23.
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12 Lady Bisons entered the game. Holcomb played the most minutes with 30.
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Jane Deason and Kailey Rosenbaum tied for the team lead with two steals each.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will have a quick turnaround as they play again tomorrow. The Lady Bisons will face Campbellsville-Harrodsburg in Allen Arena at 4 p.m.
