The Lipscomb Bisons women’s basketball team was eliminated in the ASUN quarterfinals by the top-seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 105-55 in Fort Myers, Fla. Wednesday evening.
The Lady Bisons knew the challenges coming into the game; FCGU was the number 1 seed in the tournament and had defeated Lipscomb by double digits in both regular season matchups.
But Lipscomb was able to start off hot, mounting a 6-0 lead to start off the game. Unfortunately, the Lady Bisons weren’t able to hold on it. When the Lady Eagles were finally able to score their first points four minutes into the first quarter, they didn’t let up. They went on a 22-4 run to end the first quarter.
Unfortunately, FCGU continued to beat up on the Bisons in the second quarter, thanks in large part to the Eagles hitting seven of nine three-point attempts in the quarter.
At the half the Bison were down 47-22. Eagles star player China Dow had an extremely good half, leading the team with 19 points going onto the locker room. The Bison’s star player and ASUN Player of the Year Loren Cagle struggled in the first half with only four points.
In the second half the Eagles continued their hot streak and never looked back. By the end of the game the Lady Bison’s field goal percentage was only at 30%, and they gave up 11 turnovers. Cagle was held scoreless in the second half, though she led the team in rebounds with eight and assists with six. Dow made eight of ten three-point attempts and totaled 30 points.
Emily Kmec led the Bisons with 12 points.
In the first round of the ASUN Tournament Lipscomb was able to demolish USC Upstate 95-53. The 42-point blowout for the Bisons set the record for the largest margin of victory in ASUN postseason history. Unfortunately, that record didn’t last long, as the FCGU Eagles 50-point margin of victory on Wednesday night beat that record.
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