The Lady Bisons lost to the Stetson Hatters 82-77 this Saturday in Allen Arena.
The pace set by Stetson proved too much for the Lady Bisons. The Hatters led the entire game, never letting up their energy and intensity.
Junior Danay Fothergill led the Bisons, scoring 24 points. Fothergill sunk a total of five threes in the far corners of the court. She also made seven out of eight points from free throws.
Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown encouraged smart fouls, but Stetson took advantage by making 83 percent of their free throws in the first half.
With seven minutes remaining in the first half, Lipscomb was revived by a technical foul against freshman Emily Eubank.
After Eubank made one for two, Fothergill and sophomore Chandler Cooper made threes and brought the score to 23-20.
The ladies almost closed the gap by halftime, with a score of 35-33.
The beginning of the second half resembled the beginning of the first half.
Despite Fothergill’s confidence in her free throws, Lipscomb continued to fall behind. With 11 minutes left, Stetson was back up 64-48.
Lipscomb pushed back in the last four minutes to bring the score up to 74-67.
Junior Ashley Southern contributed 17 points to Lipscomb’s total.
The Bisons pushed to the very last second. The game ended with multiple fouls, but Lipscomb failed to come back and take the victory.
The Lady Bisons are headed to Northern Kentucky for a matchup with the Norse on Saturday, Feb. 7.
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