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Lady Bears open 2018 with win at BRCC

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Danyelle Lewis

Women's Basketball | 1/6/2018 7:26:00 PM

Shaking off the rust of almost a month off, the Lady Bears started the 2018 portion of their season on a winning note Saturday afternoon with a 61-54 road win over Baton Rouge Community College.
 
BRCC took a 6-2 lead early in the first quarter. The Lady Bears (8-1) then came back to go on top 7-6 on Danyelle Lewis' three pointer with 3:18 on the clock. Back-to-back buckets from Aliyah Cooper then left the hosts with a 10-7 lead at the end of the quarter.
 
The teams traded baskets through most of the second quarter. A Jamaya Galloway layup left the Lady Bears with a 10-9 lead with 9:46 before the half. Lewis' jumper with 5:28 on the clock gave the Lady Bears their largest lead of the half, 16-12.
 
On the strength of free throws from Tremeeka Spikes and Celica Sterling put BRCC in the lead, 26-23, with time winding down in the half. A long-range jumper from Kacie Fountain, with 0:01 on the clock, sent the teams into their respective locker rooms tied at 26-all at intermission.
 
With the score tied at 30-30 early in third quarter, BRCC (2-10) scored six straight to go up 36-30 with 5:27 on the clock. The hosts took their largest lead of the game, 46-38, with 1:31 before the end of the quarter and they carried a 46-40 advantage into the final quarter.
 
The final quarter belonged to the Lady Bears. Trailing 48-40, with 8:03 remaining in the game, the Lady Bears outscored BRCC 15-6 over the next 6:45 and took the lead for good, 55-54, on Nia Henderson's layup with 1:18 to go. Galloway and Lewis combined to go 6-1 from the free throw line down the stretch to seal the win.
 
Galloway topped the Lady Bears with 16 points. Lewis was also in double figures, with 15 points, as was Fountain, with 12. The Lady Bears made 16 of 24 free throws.
 
BRCC's Kayla Watson led all scorers with 20 points. She and her teammates went 8-1 from the free throw line.
 
The Lady Bears return to action Monday night in Moorhead with a 6:00 cross-division contest against the Mississippi Delta Lady Trojans. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kacie Fountain

#1 Kacie Fountain

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Nia Henderson

#20 Nia Henderson

F
5' 11"
Freshman
Jamaya Galloway

#22 Jamaya Galloway

G
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Kacie Fountain

#1 Kacie Fountain

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Nia Henderson

#20 Nia Henderson

5' 11"
Freshman
F
Jamaya Galloway

#22 Jamaya Galloway

5' 8"
Freshman
G