The Lady Bisons defeated NJIT 63-49 Wednesday night in Allen Arena, ending a 17-game losing streak with the return of senior Ashley Southern after an injury.
“I think it was good for our team that they worked so hard and have done all the little things to make this win possible,” head basketball coach Greg Brown said. “They have shown so much improvement individually, it just hasn’t manifested itself to wins. It is great for our team to be rewarded for their hard work.”
Lipscomb out-rebounded NJIT 40-30 and forced 15 turnovers.
“We did a great job staying in front of the ball,” Brown said. “I think we did a great job rebounding the ball. It was a huge key for us in the game. It was also important that we scored 22 points off of turnovers.”
Southern led the Bisons with 18 points and nine rebounds.
“I think she was able to stay in the game mentally during rehab,” Brown said. “She was able to get a little work in last week. Being a senior she was able to play with a sense of urgency.”
Lipscomb’s bench outscored NJIT 26-14. One of the big contributions from the bench other than Southern came from sophomore Riley Northway with eight points.
Lipscomb will take on North Florida on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in Allen Arena.
“I will be looking for consistency from our team when we take on North Florida,” Brown said. “So far we have done that throughout the year. We will look to continue to develop and get more used to having Ashley Southern back. We also need to keep rebounding the ball and take care of turnovers.”