AREA COLLEGE SUMMARIES
Women's GamesTENNESSEE WESLEYAN 53, CUMBERLAND 48Tennessee Wesleyan (15-1) Adams 20, Buley 6, Gasper 3, Booker 12, Barker 8, Smith, Frederick 4, Young, Moreland, McAfee.Cumberland, Tenn. (9-6) Hall 17, Smith 4, Pryor 5, Lawson 6, Oliver 2, Fason 12, Giles 2, Itiavkase.Halftime: Cumberland, 26-25....DELTA STATE 54, LEE 49Lee (8-4, 5-4 GSC) Cheeks 11, Johnson 5, Walsh 8, Swope 2, Swafford 7, Beavers 2, Brown 12, Jameson 2, Neuharth.Delta State (7-6, 5-4) Ball 9, Walton 10, Rhodes 19, Keller 5, Jackson 1, Collins 2, Davis 2, Ruckes 6, Henry.Halftime: 27-27....UNION COLLEGE 61, BRYAN 54Bryan (11-5, 6-3 AAC) Billingsby 18, Lane 12, Formont 5, Brooks 5, Cox, Griffin 4, Rau 6, Neuharth 4, Duncan. Union, Ky. (10-4, 7-2) Nash 12, Lawrence 13, Mills 5, White 2, Perkins 12, King 11, Clontz 6, Jefferson, Stittums.Halftime: Union, 26-25....GREENSBORO 66, COVENANT 53Covenant (0-12, 0-4 USAS) Soles 19, Price 5, Woodward 6, Bailey 4, Dirkse, Williams 10, Bell 6, Dougherty 3, Quimby.Greensboro (7-2, 2-1) Spires 5, Troutman 4, McNiel 2, Hayes 6, Hampton 18, Burr 8, Stephens 14, Hite 3, Williams 5, Crawford, Stricklan, Richardson, Winston, Gill-Woods, Baughman, Trivette 1, McCoy, Steward.Halftime: Greensboro, 35-22....Men's GamesST. CATHARINE 88, TENNESSEE WESLEYAN 84Tennessee Wesleyan (6-8) Robinson 16, Simmons, Triplett, Turnipseed 18, White 24, Kite 16, Davison 5, Russell 3, Smith 2, Mosley.St. Catharine (5-9) Jones 16, Hutchinson 4, Lewis 7, Murphy 10, Porter 2, Desberry 9, Vozzola 29, Richardson 2, Bennett 6, Hughes 3.Halftime: 40-40....DELTA STATE 64, LEE 61Lee (9-5, 4-5 GSC) Roberts 9, Lee, Billingsley 13, Johnson 3, Ford 26, Cullen 6, Farley 4, Wilson, Copeland, Burrows.Delta State (9-6, 6-3) Harrick, Cotton 16, Madgen 14, Chisholm 20, Schmidt 9, Davis 5, Hester, Maestranzi.Halftime: Lee, 35-34....UNION COLLEGE 74, BRYAN 58Bryan (9-6, 5-3 AAC) Yoder 4, Cole 10, Tomlin 14, Lee 8, Troino 2, Long 12, Chastain 6, Cusick 2, Holt, Parsons.Union, Ky. (12-4, 6-1) White 18, Nesby 8, Jophnson 9, Tucker 10, Hagana 14, Bueter, Kapings 6, Elias, Wagner 3, Stevens 6, Rueter, Fernandez-Munkhola.Halftime: Union, 41-32....GREENSBORO 82, COVENANT 51Covenant (2-11, 1-3 USAS) Portlock 6, Phelps 4, Cox 4, Boyd 4, Sears 2, Burns 5, Bell 3, Garrett 8, Engbers 5, Frierson, Turner 4, Arima, Brtunjes, den Dulk 6, Zeigler.Greensboro (9-5, 2-1) Gregory 5, Hawkins, Martin 8, Scales 10, Howard 20, Griffin 9, Corgin 2, Gatling 6, Leaman 6, Roberts 9, Pascuci 3, Marry 4, Simmons, Hamlet, Garrison, Anderson, Griffin.Halftime: Greensboro, 52-21.
Jenna Adams had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Tennessee Wesleyan beat Cumberland University 53-48 in a basketball battle of Lady Bulldogs on Saturday in Lebanon, Tenn.
Wesleyan, ranked No. 14 in NAIA Division II, improved to 15-1 as Aremka Booker scored 12 points. Chelsey Hall scored 17 points and Jalita Fason had 12 points and eight rebounds for NAIA Division I member Cumberland (9-6), which got 11 rebounds from Brittany Lawson.
UTC Mocs logoThe Wesleyan men's team dropped to 6-8 with an 88-84 loss at St. Catharine. Charles White had 24 points, Dante Turnipseed scored 18 and Leland Robinson and Stephen Kite Jr. tallied 16 each for the Bulldogs, while Ben Vozzola had 29 points with 13-for-13 free-throw shooting and seven rebounds for their Kentucky hosts.
Those games were nonconference contests, but in Appalachian Athletic Conference play the Union College women are in a three-way tie for second behind Wesleyan after downing Bryan 61-54. And the Union men (12-4, 6-1) beat Bryan 74-58 as Fitzgerald White scored 18 points.
Mike Tomlin led Bryan's Lions (9-6, 5-3) with 14 points, and Jeff Long and Brandon Cole added 12 and 10.
Bryan's Megan Billingsby led everyone in the women's game at Barbourville, Ky., with 18 points, while Kristin Lane had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Lions (11-5, 6-3). Angie Lawrence led Union's Lady Bulldogs (10-4, 7-2) with 13 points.
Lee University lost a Gulf South Conference doubleheader at Delta State in Cleveland, Miss., 54-49 in the women's game and 64-61 in the men's. Shelby Brown off the bench led the Lady Flames (8-4, 5-4) in defeat with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while Carrie Cheeks had 11 points and three blocked shots and matched Christina Johnson with nine rebounds. Chelsey Rhodes scored 19 points and Rhandi Ball grabbed 14 rebounds for Delta State (7-6, 5-4).
The Flames (9-5, 4-5) lost despite 26 points from Chattanoogan Stedmon Ford, who made six of his nine 3-point shots. Cory Billingsley added 13 points. Alister Chisholm had 20 points and seven rebounds for Delta State (9-6, 6-3), and LaQuavius Cotton contributed 16 points and four assists.
Covenant's teams lost their USA South games at Greensboro (N.C.) College, 82-51 in the men's matchup and 66-53 in the women's. Haley Soles had 19 points with five 3s for the Lady Scots (0-12, 0-4), and Aleigha Williams had 10 points and seven rebounds. Daniel Garrett with eight points in 13 minutes was the leading scorer for the Scots (2-11, 1-3), who used 15 players.