The Lee University women’s basketball team began its season Friday with an 84-53 rout of visiting Saint Leo in the Gulf South Conference/Sunshine State Conference Challenge.
Erin Walsh scored 19 points with five 3-point baskets and Carrie Cheeks had 11 points and eight rebounds for Lee, which jumped to a 12-1 lead. Taylor Boggess scored 10 off the bench.
At Dyersburg, Tenn., the Cleveland State men opened TCCAA play with an 87-66 win, but the Lady Cougars fell 70-55 to Dyersburg State.
-Tennessee Tech (w) 84, Tennessee Wesleyan 66: At Cookeville, Tenn., Kesha Brady and Jordan Brock scored 21 and 20 points and Akia Harris from Hamilton Heights in Chattanooga was next with 14, adding five assists and three steals, for the NCAA Division I team. Savannah Atkins and Hunter Simpson led TWU of the NAIA with 12 and nine points, Kenzie Conn grabbing seven rebounds.
-Bryan (w) 97, Rio Grande 85: At Barbourville, Ky., the Lady Lions rose to 3-0 with 27 points and three 3s from Karli Combs and 21 points with four 3s from Amber Levi. Sarah Cain scored 12 points and Deandra Luna added 11 plus six assists for Bryan, and Tristan McClellan made three steals.
-Georgia Northwestern 95, The Crown 84: Thursday night at Powell, Tenn., Kolbi Suttles was 11-of-15 from the field in scoring 23 points, while Tyler Phillips scored 16, Davian Wheeler had 12 and Bryce Waters contributed 15 rebounds and five assists as the Bobcats improved to 2-2.
Area College Summaries
Women’s Games
LEE 84, SAINT LEO 53
Saint Leo (0-1)
Lang 2, Gallagher, Redmond 3, Jackson 7, Brierley 17, Dotson 8, Hooks 6, Skoogh, Bernard 2, Moon 3, Kimmel 4, Scott, Davenport 2, Bain
Lee (1-0)
Roddy 8, Bertram 7, Walsh 19, Cheeks 11, Brown 6, Long 4, Boggess 10, Cornellison, Widenski 5, Lentz 2, Woodford 5, Scoggins 1, Hughes 4, Hill, Dean 2.
Halftime: Lee, 41-25.
TENN. TECH 84, TENN. WESLEYAN 66
Tennessee Wesleyan (0-3)
Conn 3, Simpson 9, Morris 7, Dick 8, Walkup 2, Troutt 8, Cherry 4, Atkins 12, Simon 7, Morrow, Crowder 4, Simbeck 2, Strange, Boring.
Tennessee Tech (1-0)
Harper 5, Harris 14, Hickson 11, Buckner, Brady 21, Brock 20, Alexander 2, Iles 7, Coleman 4, Cantrell, Okeke, Masters.
Halftime: Tennessee Tech, 46-34.
BRYAN 97, RIO GRANDE 85
Bryan (3-0)
Allison 7, Combs 27, Levi 21, Love 2, Luna 11, Cain 12, McClellan 7, Allen 8, Ludy, Scharberg 2.
Rio Grande (2-1)
Chambers 5, Holden 24, Payne 8, Smith 17, Wendel 16, McCormick 5, Howell 7, Slone, Me. Liedtke, Blanton, Ma. Liedtke 3.
Halftime: Bryan, 49-34.
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Thursday Men’s Game
GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN 95, CROWN 84
Georgia Northwestern (2-2)
Suttles 23, Phillips 16, D. Wheeler 12, Jackson 8, Wideman 8, McKeehan 7, Langford 7, Waters 5, M. Wheeler 4, Kimble 3, Smith 2.
The Crown College
Pepin 17, Boutchia 17, Mottor 14, Duffer 8, Sullivan 7, Thatcher 7, Parrott 4, Turner 4, Mooney 2, Taylor 2, Stewart 2, Wilkerson, Kraus.
Halftime: Georgia Northwestern, 50-38.