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HENDERSON, Tenn. – Tuesday night's game at Freed-Hardeman featured a top-25 matchup between the two remaining undefeated teams in the American Midwest Conference as the 18^th-ranked Lyon College women's basketball team went head-to-head against the ninth-ranked Lady Lions. The Scots battled all night and outscored the Lady Lions, 19-11, in the fourth quarter to knock off FHU, 58-51, in the AMC 'Game of the Week.'
 
Lyon moved to 13-1 (9-0 AMC), while FHU fell to 10-4 (7-1 AMC).
 
The Scots and Lady Lions kept the game close all night as neither team led by more than four points through the first half as FHU held on to a 26-25 lead at the break. Lyon attempted to pull away from FHU to begin the third quarter as Jade Giron opened up the period with a bucket before three-straight points by Madison Riley gave the Scots a 30-26 lead three minutes in.
 
Freed-Hardeman cut the deficit to one on a three-pointer by Alyssa LeMay before the Scots pulled ahead by four once again on a three-pointer by Riley. The two teams went on to exchange buckets over the next few possessions until FHU ended the quarter on a 5-0 run to take a 40-39 lead.
 
Liz Henderson quickly gave Lyon the lead once more with a three-pointer to open the quarter as the Scots never looked back from there. The lead grew to as many as nine points, 57-48, on a pair of free throws by Henderson with 23 seconds left. The only answer FHU had was a late three-pointer, but the Scots already had the game in hand.
 
Riley paced the Scots with a team-high 19 points on the night. Giron chipped in 16 points while Henderson just missed out on a double-double as she finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
 
The Scots will return home to host Park in another AMC matchup on Saturday at 1 p.m. Saturday's contest against Park will be promoted as 'We Back Pat – Alzheimer's Awareness.'
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Matt Jagodzinski | 870-307-7516 | matthew.jagodzinski@lyon.edu
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