LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Lipscomb women's basketball team opened up ASUN play on Saturday afternoon with an 88-59 loss at Liberty.
Freshman Jordan Peete led the team in scoring off the bench with 12 points, while Taylor Clark (11) and Jalyn Holcomb (10) also scored in double-figures.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Bisons (3-4) played tight with the Flames early on, cutting a 10-point Liberty lead down to just four at the beginning of the second quarter.
A 13-0 Liberty run just before halftime halted Lipscomb's momentum, pushing the Flames lead to 44-27 at the break.
Lipscomb had a hole to dig out of in the second half, so they came out firing by hitting three of their 10 three-pointers for the game in succession in the third quarter.
But the lead the Flames had built up was too far out of reach, leading the Bisons to an 0-1 start in conference play despite winning the fourth quarter.
NOTES
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Making her first start on the season, junior Jane Deason grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Jordan Peete and Blythe Pearson each added four boards.
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Holcomb dished out a team-best three assists.
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Casey Collier scored nine points, tied for the team lead with two steals, and was a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
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Hilary James, an early entrant from the 2021 signing class, made her debut in Purple and Gold, scoring five points and tying for the team lead with two steals.
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Lipscomb lost the rebounding battle 50-29 and lost the assist battle 22-11.
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Lipscomb shot 11-15 from the free throw line, led by Collier's perfect mark.
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12 Lady Bisons entered the game, 10 of which scored. Collier played the most minutes with 29.
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Lipscomb has lost three straight ASUN openers.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb and Liberty will face off for round two of conference play's opening weekend tomorrow at 1 p.m.
