Lee University will play for the National Christian College Athletic Association’s Division I national championship Saturday at 2 p.m. in Winona Lake, Ind., after edging fifth-seeded Roberts Wesleyan 72-70 in the semifinals Thursday. The top-seeded Lady Flames (25-5) will play No. 2 seed Union University (24-6) in a rematch of the NCCAA Mid-East Region final last Saturday night on Union’s home court. Lee senior guard Hollie German made eight of nine free throws and moved to No. 1 in Lady Flames career scoring with 21 points Thursday, giving her 2,280, while junior post Jenna Adams had 31 points with 7-of-15 success on 3s and added eight rebounds and three steals. German also had eight assists, while Myriah Iles scored 10 points and Karley Miller had 10 rebounds. Roberts Wesleyan (15-13) was led by Chelsea Sanders with 30 points and five assists and Marissa Sell with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Lee led 66-61 after an Iles score but trailed 68-66 after a 3-pointer and two Sanders shots. After German hit two free throws with 1:14 to go, Sell put the Redhawks back ahead, but Adams tied it with 25 seconds left and Miller scored the final basket at 0:10.4 on an assist by Iles from a rebound and long pass by Madison Lee.
• Tennessee Wesleyan junior Armeka Booker from Oak Ridge is a 2013-14 NAIA Division II women’s basketball All-America second-team selection. Averaging 18.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game, she was the player of the year in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and led the Lady Bulldogs to the regular-season championship and a No. 17 ranking. Bryan’s Brandon Cole earned men’s All-America honorable mention after leading NAIA DII in rebounds per game and double-doubles and finishing fifth in scoring average.
Swimming
• Sewanee senior Astrid Escobar will compete today and Saturday in the 100- and 200-yard women’s breaststroke events at the NCAA Division III national swim meet in Indianapolis. She was an optional qualifier in the 50 freestyle. A three-time breaststroke All-American, Escobar finished 15th in the 100 and 16th in the 200 last year, and she has Division III’s 13th best 100 time this season.
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