The Lipscomb womens basketball team won their third home game of the week 82-60 Friday afternoon against the Converse College after taking advantage of the Valkyries turnovers improving their record to 3-1.
The Lady Bisons got off to another fast start against the Valkryies leading 7-0, but in what has been a season of runs for Lipscomb, the Bisons quickly lost their lead as Converse went on a 10-2 run aided by Lipscomb turnovers.
Lipscomb was able to recover the lead behind senior forward Taylor Clark’s second three of the first quarter, and shots from junior guard Sydney Shelton and freshman guard Jordan Peete padded the lead for the Lady Bisons going into the second quarter.
Missed shots and turnovers allowed the Valkryies to stay close, but Lipscomb would hold on to the lead for the remainder of the first half, leading at the break by eight points off of 10 second quarter turnovers from Converse.
Coming back from the half, Lipscomb began to take advantage in transition offense, holding the height advantage over the guard heavy Converse roster. Points in the paint from sophomore center Dorie Harrison and a shot from downtown by Clark finally provided some separation for the Lady Bisons, who extended their lead to 15 points before the media break.
The Valkyries held Lipscomb without a field goal for three minutes, but continued turnovers and fouls kept the Lady Bisons ahead by 15 at the end of the third quarter.
Lipscomb continued to take advantage of Converse turnovers finishing the day with 33 points off of 28 turnovers. Starting the fourth quarter, Lipscomb went on another run pushing their lead to 24 behind three pointers from junior guard Jane Deason and sophomore guard Jalyn Holcomb.
Once the Lady Bisons had secured the win with a lead of over 20 points late in the fourth quarter, back to back threes from both teams inflated the score to the final of 82-60.
Clark finished the night with 19 points and five rebounds, while Harrison finished with 12 points and two rebounds. Sophomore guard Casey Collier led Lipscomb with seven assists on the afternoon. The Lady Bisons were able to clear the bench putting every reserve player into the game.
Lipscomb faces Middle Tennessee State University Sunday afternoon in Murfreesboro before their Christmas break. The Lady Bisons return home on December 29th to play Campbellsville-Harrodsburg.