Jade Giron scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds, Kristen Baham scored a career-high 18 points, Allison Byars had 12 points and Marleigh Dodson scored 11 points to lead the Lyon College Scots past the Stephens College Stars 66-38 on Thursday night at the Silverthorne Arena.
Covid had taken its toll on the Scots with on six players left to compete in the game against Stephens. Mari-Hanna Newsom and Haley Wesley contributed with four rebounds each in the American Conference win that improved Lyon College to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in league play.
Stephens was led by Marveen Ross with 15 points. The Stars fall to 6-7 overall and 2-4 in the AMC.
The Scots led 7-0 after a 3-pointer from Giron and a jumper from Byars. Dodson added two free throws, Giron made a jump shot and Byars made a 3-pointer for a 12-4 lead. Wesley made a jumper and Baham put in a 3-pointer for an eight-point lead, but Stephens closed the game to three points by the end of the quarter 17-15.
Lyon broke open the game in the second period, outscoring Stephens 23-6 to take a 40-21 halftime lead. Giron made a jumper, Byars hit two free throws, Dodson put in a jump shot, Newsom scored inside, then Giron and Byars hit back-to-back 3-pointers to finish off a 10-0 run. Giron made a jumper and Baham put in two free throws. Byars put in a layup off a fast-break and Baham pulled up for a 3-pointer for a 38-19 lead. Giron put in a layup off a Wesley steal to put the Scots up 19.
Giron made two baskets in a row in the third quarter, Newsom made a 3-pointer and Baham converted a layup on the fast-break after a Wesley rebound for a 51-24 lead by the end of the third quarter.
Baham made two 3-pointers and a basket in the fourth stanza for the Scots. Dodson completed a three-point play and Giron put in two free throws to give Lyon its largest lead of the night at 28 points, 66-38.