The Tennessee Wesleyan women’s basketball team recently moved into the NAIA Division II Top 25 and first place in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, and Saturday the No. 20 Lady Bulldogs whipped No. 24 Union College in the second half and won 62-46 in Athens.
Cody Houck scored 22 points and Heather Gibson and Michelle Davis had 19 and 14 points and eight rebounds apiece for Wesleyan (16-6, 9-2). Candace Cain also controlled eight rebounds, and Leah Frazier had six assists and three steals. Lindsey Waters had 20 points for Union (16-6, 7-4).
Wesleyan also won the men’s game, 100-96, as Desmond Crisp scored 26 points, Matt Harper and Quincy Scates added 20 each and Matt Harper tallied 15. E’Jay Ward had 10 assists and four steals.
The Lee University men’s team, ranked 17th in NAIA Division I, lost 80-77 in overtime to undefeated and No. 1 Shorter in a Southern States Athletic Conference doubleheader in Cleveland, but the fifth-ranked Lee women won 71-58.
Hollie German had 21 points and Angela Spann and Mary Jackson added 15 and 10 for the Lady Flames (21-1, 13-0), and Kally Eldridge had 10 steals with nine pointsl. Robyn Foster had 16 points for the Lady Hawks (16-5, 8-3).