WILMORE, Ky. – The Asbury University women's basketball team fell short 103-93 at home on #PackTheLuce Night presented by Chick-fil-A on Tuesday evening in River States Conference play.

Inside the Matchup
The Eagles fall to 15-6 on the year and move to 4-4 in league play. Additionally, Asbury drops to 7-2 in home games this season.
Rio Grande improves to 13-8 and 6-2 in the RSC standings.

Key Stats
*Kelsey Johnson led the AU offense with 29 points and 10 rebounds on 10-21 shooting from the field.
* Zaria Napier collected 17 points, and Autumn Herriford posted 15 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.
*Also scoring in double figures was Sarah King, who tallied 12 points and seven rebounds.
*Faith Osborne added eight points and Jaclynn Ruble finished with seven.
*AU shot 36 percent from the field, 23-30 from the foul line, and 10-33 from three-point territory.
*Asbury scored 36 points in the paint and 23 points off of turnovers

Highlights
*A back and forth first half saw Rio rally from an early double-digit deficit to take a 44-43 lead heading into halftime
*The Eagles were out-scored 28-21 in the third quarter and 31-29 in the fourth as the Red Storm shot 50 percent from the field in the third period and 67 percent in the final frame.
*All five starters for Rio finished in double figures and Lexi Woods led all scorers with 34 points and 14 rebounds.
*Asbury produced   second half points but had trouble consistently getting stops on the defensive end.
*AU erased a 15 points deficit down to six with a 15-6 run at 99-93 with under three minutes to play.
*Rio would score the final four points of the contest and Asbury was unable to connect on a basket the rest of the way.

Next Up
Asbury will hit the road for a River States Conference matchup at West Virginia Tech in Beckley. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 PM.