CONWAY, Ark. – The Lipscomb University Women's Basketball team saw the University of Central Arkansas pull away in the middle two quarters with a 30-12 run, as the Sugar Bears knocked off the Bisons 60-47, Saturday afternoon inside the Farris Center. 

Final Score: Central Arkansas 60, Lipscomb 47
Location: Conway, Arkansas (Farris Center)
Records: Lipscomb (8-15, 5-7), Central Arkansas (13-10, 6-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
There was no stopping Taylor Bowen early, who scored Lipscomb's first eight points of the contest, including connecting two straight from downtown, as the Bisons had an 8-2 lead with under eight minutes remaining in the opening stanza. 

Molly Heard made it a 13-8 advantage for the visiting Bisons with her 3-pointer before Bowen dialed up long distance again to lead 16-8 with 2:26 left in the period. 

Trailing 16-10 after one quarter, the Sugar Bears used a 20-2 second quarter, scoring half of their points off of Lipscomb turnovers. UCA shot 9-of-18 in the period to take a 30-18 lead into the locker room. 

In the third, the Bisons and Sugar Bears each scored 10 points. UCA had a 14-point lead dwindle down to eight with three minutes left in the period on a layup by Hope Counts, who scored five points in the period. However, UCA did get the advantage back to double figures, 40-28, after three quarters. 

While the Sugar Bears swelled the lead to 25 points nearly halfway through the final period, LIpscomb did end the game on a 16-4 run, including 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. 

KEY STATISTICS
Taylor Bowen knocked down a career-best five triples and matched a career-best 19 points with seven rebounds and two steals. 

Hope Counts scored all 12 points in the second half. Playing 18 minutes in the final two quarters, Counts shot 4-of-6 and added four blocks, all coming in the third quarter.

UP NEXT
The Bisons will conclude the two-game road swing with a trip to Bellarmine in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday night.