Five Blue Raiders Finish in Double Figures as Women’s Basketball Fights off Wilberforce
Women’s Basketball – Sat, Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Wilberforce University
Lindsey Wilson College
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilberforce 2-16, 0-15 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 61 |
| Lindsey Wilson 10-13, 4-13 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 77 |
| Jan. 28, 2023 | |||||
| Biggers Sports Center | |||||
| Attendance: 81 | |||||
| Wilberforce | Indv. Leaders | Lindsey Wilson |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Kadai Greene-Tucker – 16 | Points | 2 Players (#11,#12) – 18 |
| 4 Players – 5 | Rebounds | #12 Lucy Patterson – 12 |
| #4 Margo Abrams – 3 | Assists | #00 Jordyn Stephens – 5 |
| Wilberforce | Team Statistics | Lindsey Wilson |
|---|---|---|
| 36.1% (22 – 61) | Field Goals % | 47.1% (24 – 51) |
| 22.7% (5 – 22) | 3 Point Field Goals % | 40% (4 – 10) |
| 80% (12 – 15) | Free Throws | 71.4% (25 – 35) |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | 2nd Chance Pts | 23 |
COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Lindsey Wilson women’s downs visiting Wilberforce (Ohio) 77-61 on Saturday afternoon at Biggers Sports Center.
Five Blue Raiders finished in double figures, the first time since 2022, in Lucy Patterson and Maleigha Oldham, who both finished with a game-high 18 points. Alera Barbee, Amelia Hodges and Diamond Bryant rounded out the quintuple, with the latter of the three scoring a career-high 12 points.
The Blue Raiders came out firing on all cylinders, connecting on 43.8 percent of their shots in the opening frame while holding their counterparts to just 27 percent from the field and forcing them into five turnovers. Cleaning the glass and getting to the free-throw line, showing the Blue Raiders to a 21-9 lead after the end of the first ten minutes.
Lindsey Wilson came out in the second quarter to more of the same as once again LWC outrebounded and outshot the Bulldogs. A Barbee layup with 1:41 left until halftime gave the Blue Raiders a 40-20 lead after the first twenty minutes.
Wilberforce didn’t get deterred from their first half performance, pressuring the LWC offense full court and forcing the Blue Raiders into turnovers. The Bulldog offense found its groove, going on a 13-4 run thanks to a Margo Abrams layup cutting the contest to 44-35, a nine point game. Some more back-and-forth action shows Lindsey Wilson to a 56-44 lead after a strong quarter from Wilberforce.
The Blue Raiders got back to the ways that gave them the lead in the first two quarters, outrebounding and outshooting the Bulldogs. A Wilberforce…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Lindsey Wilson Athletics – News…