BATESVILLE, Arkansas -
Savanna Lopez scored 23 points, Natayla Kaza had 20 points, while
Allison Byars and
Samantha Taylor had 11 points apiece in a 100-87 home loss to Webster University on Saturday afternoon at Becknell Gymnasium.
The Scots (9-7, 4-5) faced undefeated Webster and trailed 27-25 after one quarter. The Gorlocks led 52-45 at halftime. The Scots never led in the game.
Webster led 13-2 before Lopez was able to make four baskets in succession, but Lyon trailed 24-12. Taylor made a jump shot,
Olivia Jones scored, Kaza made a three-pointer and Byars scored two baskets. Kaza put in two free throws to close the gap to two points by the quarter's end.
Webster led 36-25 before Taylor was able to make two free throws.
Zharia Childress scored inside twice and Kaza made a three-pointer for the Scots.
Alexis Soloman got a basket, Byars made a three-pointer and Taylor closed out the half with the final three points to close the Webster lead to seven points.
Kaza's three-pointer at the 6:28 mark of the third quarter made it a two-point Webster lead, 56-54. Kaza made another three-pointer and Lopez put in a basket. Taylor made a free throw and Lopez hit a jump shot to close the game to three points. Byars and
Brooklyn Rowe had baskets for the Scots before the end of the period to make it 71-63.
Lyon fell behind by 10 points, but a layup from Lopez a three-pointer by Rowe and another short basket from Lopez cut it to a five-point Webster lead with 5:01 to play, 79-74. Lopez made another jumper to put the game back at five points, but Webster went on an 8-2 run to go back up by 10 points and led by as much as 13 with 1:58 to go.