The longtime women’s basketball rivalry between Lee University and Union University is alive and well in the Gulf South Conference now, and Lee’s Lady Flames upset the other Tennessee team 74-66 on Saturday in Cleveland.
Lee also won the men’s game in the GSC doubleheader, 78-71, beginning and ending the contest with 11-0 runs. It was the first loss of the season for each Union team.
Kayla Beavers off the bench led five double-digit Lady Flames scorers with 17 points, as she was 5-of-6 on 3-point shots. Carrie Cheeks had 13 points and seven rebounds and Shelby Brown had 11 and 10, while Erin Walsh and Emileigh Swafford scored 12 and 11 points for Lee (5-0, 2-0). Amy Philamlee had 28 points and eight assists for Union (5-1, 1-1), which is ranked 19th in NCAA Division II, and Kelsey Risner grabbed 14 rebounds.
Stedmon Ford was 3-of-3 on 3s and led the Flames (6-1, 1-1) with 17 points, while Cory Billingsley and Tyquan Roberts scored 15 apiece and Jervon Johnson added 10 points with eight rebounds. Billingsley also made three steals. Corieon Pearson scored 28 points and Ashanti Day had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Union (7-1, 1-1).
• Tennessee Wesleyan 79, St. Andrews 55: At Athens, Tenn., the Bulldogs emphatically ended a five-game losing streak as four players scored 11 to 15 points in the Appalachian Athletic Conference win. Devante Jenkins had 15 and also led with 12 rebounds, while Justin Simmons had 13 points and four assists, Stephen Kite Jr. had 12 points and five assists and Hayden Mosley also had five scoring passes.