Lady Railsplitters Shake the Monkey off Their Back

HARROGATE, TN – The first Gulf South Conference win of the year came Saturday night for the Lincoln Memorial University women’s basketball team when it defeated the University of North Alabama 86-61 to move to 1-5 in the league. (Box score)

The Lady Railsplitters scored the opening bucket of the game and pulled away quickly, taking a 44-26 lead into the locker. In the second half, Lincoln Memorial led by as many as 26 points on four different occasions before finishing the evening with the 25 point win over the Lady Lions.

Team play proved to be a huge key in the win for the Lincoln Memorial women. The Lady Railsplitters rolled up 29 assists as a team, with three individuals recording six each. Junior Madeline Richards (Floyds Knobs, IN) finished with top scoring honors for LMU by scoring 17 points on six of nine shooting from the floor, including three of four from three point range. Sophomore Heather Benton (Wooton, KY) also had a good shooting night inside, scoring 15 points on seven of eleven shots from the floor. LMU sophomore Kate Fane (Sterling, IL) came off the bench to hit five of seven of her shots and two of two from the line to finish with 12.

With the pressure now off, hopefully the Lady Railsplitters will be able to put together a string of wins before they are midway through the GSC schedule. This Monday night the LMU women will play host to the University of Alabama-Huntsville Lady Chargers in their first meeting of the year at home in the Tex Turner Arena. The game with Alabama-Huntsville will be a double-header with the LMU men and will tip off at 6:00 p.m.