The Lady Bisons earned their first conference win over Kennesaw State 79-61 Saturday in Allen Arena.
Junior Ashley Southern posted a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Danay Fothergill followed with 18 points. Sophomore Chandler Cooper added 16 points.
Lipscomb led 35-26 at halftime and never looked back. The Lady Bisons maintained the lead the entire second half. Southern scored 16 of her 26 in the second half.
The Lady Bisons created 17 points off of Kennesaw State turnovers. The coaches were very pleased with how Lipscomb responded to the game plan put into place.
“We put in the game plan to get the ball to Ashley [Southern] in the paint,” assistant coach Courtney Locke said. “Our girls did a great job of executing that game plan, as well as the game plan on the defensive end.”
Kennesaw State’s Deandrea Sawyers scored 24 and grabbed nine rebounds. Kennesaw State fell to 13-5 overall and 2-1 in the Atlantic Sun. Lipscomb improved to 6-11 overall and 1-2 in the A-Sun.
The Lady Bisons will travel to Florida for a matchup against Jacksonville on Jan. 22.
Photo courtesy of Lipscomb Athletics