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BATESVILLE, Ark. – Madison Riley (25 points, 12 rebounds) and Katie Turner (22 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded a double-double as the 20th-ranked Lyon College women's basketball team (3-1, 1-0 AMC) earned a 78-68 win over Lindenwood-Belleville (2-2, 0-1 AMC) in the American Midwest Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Lindenwood-Belleville broke a 6-6 tie in the first quarter with a three-pointer by Teresa Allgeyer before Turner knocked down back-to-back buckets to give the Scots a 10-9 lead with 3:41 left in the first period. Allgeyer answered back with a layup in the paint to give LUB the lead once more in their next possession. The Scots responded with a 7-0 run as Henderson accounted for five of the seven points before Riley capped off the run with a pair of free throws to give Lyon a 17-11 lead. Lindenwood-Belleville got one final bucket in the quarter by Brianna Mueller but the Scots led, 17-13, after the first quarter.

Riley opened up the second quarter with a three-pointer before LUB trimmed the deficit to three following four-straight points by Mueller. A three-pointer by Kristen Baham sparked another big run by the Scots as Lyon gained its largest lead of the quarter at 39-22 following a layup by Turner. The Lady Lynx got a pair of free throws by Ashley Mickan before the end of the half but Lyon held a 39-24 advantage at the break.

The third quarter was evenly matched between the two sides as Lyon only outscored LUB by one, 22-21, in the period.

Lyon appeared as if it had the game in hand in the fourth as a layup by Alexis Moore pushed the Scots' lead to 74-54 with 5:27 left to play. LUB would not go away quietly, however, as the Lady Lynx cut the deficit to single digits at 74-66 following a three-pointer by Melea Lovelace with 1:59 left to play. Riley ended the LUB run with a pair of buckets to push the Scots' lead back up to double-digits as LUB was only able to add a pair of late free throws the rest of the way.

Henderson and Baham added 11 points each for the Scots in the win. Mueller, who entered the game ranked second in the NAIA in scoring, finished with a game-high 29 points for LUB.

The Scots will return to action on Saturday when they host Missouri Baptist in another AMC contest at noon inside Becknell Gymnasium.

Women's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski | 870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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