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BATESVILLE, Ark. – Two of the top teams in the American Midwest Conference squared off on Tuesday night as the 20th-ranked Lyon College women's basketball team hosted Williams Baptist in the AMC 'Game of the Week.' The Scots handed the Lady Eagles their first conference loss of the season as Lyon earned a 66-51 victory.
 
Lyon improved its record to 6-1 (3-0 AMC), while WBU dropped to 6-2 (2-1 AMC).
 
Prior to the game, Lyon College women's basketball Head Coach Tracy Stewart-Lange was presented with a ball by Lyon College Director of Athletics Kevin Jenkins for earning the 300th win of her career at Lyon last Tuesday at Philander Smith College (pictured below).


 






Taylor Freeman scored the first 11 points for WBU as the Lady Eagles took an 11-10 lead over the Scots midway through the first quarter. Madison Riley connected on a three, which was followed by a layup by Jade Giron to give the Scots a four-point lead before WBU tied the game at 15-15 on a bucket by Melanie McKuin. The two teams went on to trade the lead before Liz Henderson accounted for the final eight points of the quarter for Lyon as the Scots led, 23-19.
 
A 10-2 run to open up the second quarter pushed the Scots lead to double-digits before the Lady Eagles cut the deficit down to seven on a layup by Freeman. Kristen Baham scored the next five points of the game for the Scots to extend the lead back up to double-digits, but once again, WBU pulled back within single-digits as Lyon took a 39-30 lead into the half.
 
Lyon extended its lead to 16 points after the third quarter as the Scots outscored the Lady Eagles, 11-4, in the period. The Scots took their largest lead of the game at the 2:38 mark in the fourth quarter as a jumper by Giron gave Lyon a 62-44 advantage and cruised the rest of the way.
 
Riley led the Scots with 17 points, while Henderson and Baham chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively. Freeman and Tasia Bland finished with 17 points each for WBU.
 
The Scots will head to Missouri for two American Midwest Conference matchups later this week. Lyon will face Harris-Stowe on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. and end the road trip on Saturday at Hannibal-LaGrange at 1 p.m.
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski | 870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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