The Lipscomb women’s basketball team lost 83-62 against the Stetson Hatters Monday night in Allen Arena.
The Purple and Gold fell short and were unable to keep up momentum after a short lead in the first half.
Although the Bisons came up short against the Hatters, head coach Greg Brown said he saw improvement since the last few games.
“The intensity and execution was good, but closer to the end we got sloppy and they punished us for that,” Brown said. “They are a good team so the margin of error is really slim.”
Freshman Morgan Turner set her career high of 13 points after getting more time on the court due to other team injuries.
“After Christmas you hope to see the freshman become sophomores a little bit,” Brown said. “She’s [Turner] a talented player and we are excited to see her relaxing and be able to play like that.”
The Lady Bisons saw two other players score in the double digits when junior Alex Banks lead Lipscomb with 20 points and six rebounds alongside sophomore Amber Fuqua who scored 12 points and four rebounds.
“Alex [Banks] played a solid game — she is physical and can shoot those three’s for us,” Brown said. “She is versatile enough that she can play on the perimeter and play inside and against some of our teams — it gives us a great match up.”
Although Lipscomb was without leading scorer and rebounder senior Ashley Southern and sophomore Loren Cagle, the Lady Bisons are using this time to improve in other aspects of the team until Southern and Cagle are able to step back on the court.
“There is opportunity for growth and to be thankful for things,” Brown said. “We don’t like exactly how it was, but it is an opportunity for the guys to be on different rotations and they have obviously stepped up.”
The Lady Bisons play USC Upstate on Jan. 30. at 1:30 p.m. in Allen Arena.
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