Zamarius McClendon had 32 points and 17 rebounds to pace the Tennessee Wesleyan men’s basketball team to a 90-77 victory over visiting Union College in a matchup of AAC Bulldogs on Saturday.
Union beat the TWC women 67-42 as Lindsey Waters had 14 points and three blocks and Haley Perkins had 11 rebounds and five steals while only Cody Houck with 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks was effective for the hosts.
McClendon hit 12 of 13 free throws in the men’s game, when Matt Harper added 22 points and seven rebounds and Shannon Smith had 17 points and eight assists for TWC. Tarik Smith led Union with 24 points and seven rebounds.
In another AAC game, Bryan’s women rose to 6-2 (1-1) with a 62-51 win at Columbia (S.C.) College.
* At Cleveland, Lee University swept Spring Hill in an SSAC doubleheader. The Lady Flames (7-1, 2-1) shot 47.6 percent to the visitors’ 26.5 percent in winning 81-49 as Myriah Iles and Mary Jackson scored 17 and 15 points off the bench. Hollie German scored 11 after totaling 31 the night before, and Jenna Adams followed a 14-rebound, 14-point night with 12 rebounds and 10 points Saturday.