LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga.--- Asbury women's basketball (4-4) dropped a tough match to LaGrange College (5-2), 66-58 on Friday night at Covenant College in game one of the Mountaintop Madness Classic.
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Camryn Preston lead the team with 12 points, two rebounds, and one assist
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Morgan Flannery tallied 10 points, five assists, and three rebounds
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Spencer Harvey scored 10 points, one steal, and four rebounds
* This was the second time the two schools have met in the last two years
* The two schools will be conference opponents starting next year (CCS)
* LaGrange currently holds the third best record in the CCS
"Frustrating game from the beginning. We talked to the team all week about how good LaGrange was at offensive rebounding and then in the first minute and 30 seconds we gave up 5 offensive rebounds. We have to stop doing that, plain and simple. The good news is we still had our chances to win the game. We learn from this and move forward."
Chad Mayes | Head Women's Basketball Coach
* Asbury shot 35% from the field on the night and 31% from three
* AU scored 12 points off turnover and collected 22 points in the paint
* The Asbury defense held LaGrange to just 35% from the field and 29% from three
* The Panthers claimed 34 points in the paint and 18 points off AU turnovers
* The Eagles were able to collect 12 steals on the day
* AU used a 11-0 run to end the first quarter with a 22-14 lead, capped off by two free throws from
Spencer Harvey
* The Panthers had their way in the second quarter outscoring the Eagles 19-5, taking a 33-27 lead into the break
* Asbury cut the lead down to one quickly out of the break
* AU was able to command the lead with 2:07 to go in the quarter helped by an and-one from
Camryn Preston
* The Eagles took back a 48-47 lead with 9:27 in the fourth quarter off a three-pointer from
Trinity Shearer
* The Panthers from there would go on a 9-0 run to help take them to a 66-58 win
Asbury next takes on another future conference opponent, Covenant College on Saturday in Lookout Mountain, Ga., at 4 PM.
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