Erin Walsh made four 3-point baskets and scored 20 points as the Lee University women’s basketball team won its Gulf South Conference game 54-46 Saturday at Valdosta State.
Anna Woodford and Haris Price added 11 and 10 points in the win for the Lady Flames (14-6, 11-4). Lee lost the men’s game 74-70 despite five double-figure scorers, led by Keevin Tyus with 17 points and Chase Cullen with 14. Justin Simon had 20 points and 13 rebounds, eight offensive, for VSU.
* The Bryan College women beat Tennessee Wesleyan 73-61 but the 17th-ranked Wesleyan men won 89-86 in their Appalachian Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader Saturday at Dayton.
Maebry McNeese scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench for the winning Lady Lions (18-3, 10-2), who got 13 points from Cheyenne Shaver and 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks from Megan Billingsby. Madison Walkup and Jara Gasper had 23 and 17 points with nine rebounds apiece for TWC, Walkup hitting seven 3s. Leland Robinson had 29 points and five assists and Devante Jenkins had 21 points, 11 rebounds and four steals for the TWC men (19-1, 12-1), while Trey Suttles made four 3s and totaled 16 points and Charles White passed for 10 assists.
For the Lions, Brandon Cole had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Robert Troino scored 24 points with five 3s and Oteriah Lee and Tyler Yoder added 14 points each, Lee with eight assists and Yoder with four 3s. Brice Cusick grabbed 10 rebounds.
