BATESVILLE – The 11^th-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team capped off its 2019-20 regular season in stunning fashion as the Scots defeated No. 15 Columbia College, 77-60, on Saturday afternoon inside Becknell Gymnasium. Following the game, the Scots honored their two seniors – Liz Henderson and Madison Riley – as part of the Senior Day recognition.

The Scots finished the regular season at 27-3 (23-1 American Midwest Conference). The 27 wins tied the 2012-13 team for the most wins in the regular season, while the 23 conference victories are the most in a season in program history.

The Scots and Cougars kept the score close all throughout the first quarter until a bucket by Madison Riley gave the Scots a 9-8 lead with 1:58 remaining. From there, The Scots began to take over as Marleigh Dodson split a pair of free throws before Riley and Liz Henderson added a bucket each to extend the lead to 14-8. CC ended the run with a basket in the paint by Ukari McKinney before Haley Wesley gave the Scots a 16-10 lead after the first quarter.

It was all Lyon in the second quarter as the Scots outscored the Cougars, 27-14, in the period. A pair of free throws by Katie Turner with 30 seconds remaining gave the Scots their largest lead of the half at 43-24.

Kristen Baham knocked down a triple to open up the third quarter and pushed the Scots lead to 46-24 before CC cut the deficit in half over the next six minutes. The Scots ended the period with a three-pointer by Alexis Moore and a layup by Henderson and took a 56-40 advantage into the final quarter.

CC cut the deficit to 11 twice in the fourth quarter, but that would be as close as the Cougars would get as the Scots ended the game on a 6-0 run and earned a 77-60 win.

Riley recorded a double-double and just missed out on a triple-double as she finished with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds to go along with eight assists. Henderson chipped in 14 points, while Turner and Jade Giron finished with 10 points each.

The Scots will open the AMC Championship as the No. 1-seed and will host No. 8-seed Central Baptist College on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

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BATESVILLE – The 20th-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team got off to a fast start to begin its season as the Scots hit the century mark in a 101-30 victory over Champion Christian College on ‘Furry Frenzy Toy Toss Night.’ Madison Riley and Jade Giron paced the Scots with 20 and 18 points, respectively.

Lyon jumped out to an early 8-0 lead over the visiting Tigers through the first three minutes of the game, but the loudest cheer of the night came on a three-pointer by Liz Henderson at the 7:25 mark as stuffed animals flooded the court after the first made field goal by the Scots. The toys that were tossed out on the court will be donated to the United Way’s Angel Tree program.

After the court was cleared from the stuffed animals, the Scots went right back to work and extended their lead to 19 points at 24-5 on a layup by Giron with 1:26 left in the quarter. CCC answered back with a 5-0 run to trim the deficit to 14, but a three-pointer by Kaleah Davis gave the Scots a 28-10 lead after the first quarter.

The Scots pushed their lead to as many as 30 points midway through the second quarter as a layup by Riley put Lyon ahead, 47-17. Lyon continued to pull away from CCC and took a 61-21 lead into halftime on a layup by Giron just before the buzzer.

It was all Lyon in the second half as the Scots outscored the Tigers, 40-9, over the final two quarters. Lyon locked down defensively in the second half as CCC scored just one field goal over the final 20 minutes of the game.

Marleigh Dodson, Katie Turner and Henderson all added 11 points each in the win. Janiya Gilliam finished with a team-high 12 points for CCC.

The No. 20 Scots will travel to the College of Ozarks Classic in Point Lookout, Mo., on Nov. 15-16. The Scots will face John Brown on Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. before taking on the host, Lady Bobcats, on Nov. 16 at 4 p.m.

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DES MOINES, Iowa. – The 20th-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team spread the wealth as four players scored between 11 and 16 points as the Scots defeated (RV) Grand View, 71-64, on the final day of the Grand View Classic on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Scots evened their record at 1-1, while Grand View dropped to 1-1.

The Scots came out hot to start the game connecting on their first three shots as Ali Tucker started the scoring with a three before Madison Riley and Katie Turner added a bucket each to give Lyon an early 7-1 lead. The Scots’ lead grew to eight midway through the first quarter as Tucker and Liz Henderson drained back-to-back jumpers. A three-pointer by Grand View’s Rachel Danielson opened up a big run for the Vikings as GVU would use a 10-2 run over a four-minute stretch to tie the game at 13-13 with just under a minute left in the quarter. Casey Wallace would end the Vikings’ run with a three-pointer just before the end of the quarter to give the Scots a 16-13 lead.

Much like the first quarter, the Scots would start out hot once again to open up the second period. Wallace would give Lyon a 19-15 lead with her second three-pointer of the game before Tucker would hit on back-to-back threes to put the Scots ahead, 25-19. The Scots continued to hold to their lead for much of the quarter until a jumper by Mia Rosener tied the score at 30-30 with 2:15 remainng. The Vikings would go on to score the final three points of the quarter and took a 33-30 lead at the half.

It was the Vikings who opened up the third quarter with a big run. Shannon Pisney started the run with a jumper before Madison Sickles capped off the scoring with a three-pointer that gave GVU a 40-33 lead. As the scots were looking for an answer, Henderson began to heat up from the field and tallied seven-straight points over the next two minutes to pull Lyon within four at 44-40. The run by Henderson sparked the Scots offensively as Riley and Samanthan French scored a bucket each around a three-pointer by Tucker as Lyon overtook the lead at 47-46 with 2:20 left in the quarter. Lyon ended the quarter with a pair of free throws by Riley and another bucket from Tucker.

The Vikings kept the game close in the early part of the fourth quarter, but a three-point play by Oumy Ndoye gave the Scots all of the momentum as Lyon began to pull away. Henderson and Riley would sink one free throw each before Riley put the game away for good with two more free throws.

Tucker finished with a game-high 16 points as she was one of four Scots to score in double figures. Turner scored a career-high 15 points, with Henderson and Riley adding 13 and 11 points each, respectively. Riley added eight assists in the game for the Scots.

Sickles scored a team-high 13 points to lead the Vikings. Darianna Garrison Nickerson chipped in 12 points, while Bailee Arnburg added 11 points.

Lyon will have a bit of a break until its next game as the Scots will return to action on Nov. 13 against College of the Ozarks. The Nov. 13 game will be the Scots’ home opener, with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff.

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BATESVILLE, Ark. – The 18^th-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team snapped their two-game losing streak as they sprinted past Central Baptist, 76-41 inside Becknell Gymnasium Tuesday night. Three Scots scored in double-figures, while the team jumped on the Mustangs early and never relinquished the lead.

Lyon is now 20-5 overall and 16-4 in the AMC. Central Baptist falls to 11-14 and 7-13 in the conference. Lyon remains in third place in the AMC, while Central Baptist is in ninth place.

GAME FLOW

The Scots jumped out to an early 19-7 lead after the first quarter on the Mustangs. Samantha French added four points as part of an 8-3 run to end the period. The Scots would continue the run and score the next 10 points – led by five points from Ali Tucker. Madison Riley would later cap off the Scots’ largest lead thus far at 32 points, after she made a basket before halftime to give Lyon a 44-12 lead.

The onslaught would continue as Lyon eclipsed 50 points in the game at the 5:56 mark of the quarter. Hayley Cormican added a basket to give the team a 51-20 lead. French, Tressa Linson and Tucker would score the team’s final nine points of the quarter to give Lyon a 65-29 advantage. In the fourth quarter, the Scots reached their biggest lead of the game at 41 points. Linson drained a three-pointer before Cormican added an easy bucket under the basket to help the Scots to a 72-31 lead. Lyon would never look back as they earned their 20^th win of the season.

KEY STATISTICS

– Riley posted a team high 15 points, while Tucker and French had 13 and 10 points off the bench.

– Lyon shot 53.4 percent from the floor on 31-of-58 shooting.

– Riley and Tucker each made three three-pointers to contribute to 10 overall for Lyon.

– Central Baptist was held to just 25.8 percent from the field.

– The Scots had eight total blocks as Cormican tied her career high with three.

HEAD COACH TRACY STEWART-LANGE QUOTES

“We played better tonight. Overall we played with more purpose defensively. I thought we fed off of our defense and that was good to see. We need to build off of that and start each game that way. It was good to see us share the ball so well. I thought everyone that stepped on the floor played with a lot of effort and contributed.”

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE SCOTS

The Scots welcome No. 8 Columbia to Becknell Gymnasium on Thursday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

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Here are the Top 10 college basketball players in Arkansas in assists per game heading into Christmas:

WOMEN

Madison Riley, Lyon – 5.2
Kimmy Deines, John Brown – 5.1
Lundon Williams, Arkansas-Fort Smith – 4.1
Monique Townson, Little Rock – 4.0
Bug Johnson, Crowley’s Ridge – 3.9
Malica Monk, Arkansas – 3.9
Destiny Brewton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 3.7
Sara Williams, John Brown – 3.5
Liz Henderson, Lyon – 3.5
Savannah Kate Smith, Ozarks – 3.3

MEN

Karim Mawuenyega, Arkansas-Monticello – 4.7
Kam Brasfield, Hendrix – 4.5
Bryson Johnson, Ozarks – 4.2
Freddy Lee, Arkansas Tech – 3.9
Mahlon Martin, Ouachita – 3.9
Daryl Macon, Arkansas – 3.8
Jaylen Barford, Arkansas – 3.5
Anton Beard, Arkansas – 3.5
Montrel James, Crowley’s Ridge – 3.5
Reggie Anthony, Harding – 3.4
Marquez Chew, Williams Baptist – 3.4

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LITTLE ROCK – Despite shooting an uncharacteristic 28.8 percent from the field, the eighth-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team survived against Philander-Smith College (Ark.) Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Panthers 62-51 inside Crawford Mims Gymnasium. The Scots had a four point lead with 6:28 remaining in the fourth quarter, before pulling away with a 12-5 run for the remainder of the game.

Kiara Moore led the team with 16 points and nine rebounds, while adding two steals. Elliot Taylor entered the game just four points shy of 1,000 for her career, before posting 13 points to surpass the milestone. She also had seven rebounds and three assists. Sarah Elkins and Ali Tucker each added eight points.

Lyon improves to 9-1 overall for the season, while Philander-Smith falls to 7-5 overall. The Scots sit tied for first place with No. 1 Freed-Hardeman University, while William Woods is in second place with a 4-1 mark. No. 13 Columbia, No. 23 Lindenwood University-Belleville and Williams Baptist are tied for third with 4-2 conference marks.

BY THE NUMBERS

6 – The Scots outrebounded the Panthers by six, 45-39 in the game. Madison Riley and Kelsey Smith each finished third on the team with five rebounds apiece, while Gracen Ratliff had three.

16 – Lyon struggled throughout the game from beyond the arc shooting just 16 percent on 4-of-25 shooting. Moore, Liz Henderson and Tucker totaled the four three-pointers in the game for the Scots. Philander-Smith went 7-for-17 for 41.2 percent from three-point range.

26 – Lyon forced 26 Panther turnovers, including a team leading seven by Philander’s Terralyn Dominick. The Scots were able to score 24 points off those turnovers, while the Panthers scored nine points off 16 Scot turnovers.

11 – The Scots had 11 total assists, led by three apiece from Taylor and Henderson. Riley had two assists, while Tucker, Hailey Hastings and Whitney O’Dell posted one each.

GAME FLOW

Both teams were neck-and-neck in the first quarter as Lyon led 14-11 at the end of the period. The Scots opened the second quarter going on a 10-3 run to take a 24-14 lead, before adding eight more points in the quarter. Lyon led by an 11 point margin of 32-21 at halftime.

Things got interesting in the third quarter as the Panthers scored eight of the first nine points in the period, trailing 33-29 at the five minute mark. Lyon shot just 3-of-16 from the floor in the quarter, but held a seven point advantage going into the fourth at 46-39. Philander-Smith made a slight comeback in the fourth quarter to trail just 50-46 at the 6:28 mark.

Lyon then scored six straight points and eventually outlast the Panther threat.

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE SCOTS
The Scots take a week off for the Christmas holiday before returning to James C. Becknell Gymnasium on Dec. 29. Lyon will take on No. 1 Freed-Hardeman University at 5:30 p.m. The game against the Lions has also been named the AMC ‘Game of the Week’ for the week of Dec. 26.

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BATESVILLE, Ark. – The ninth-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team escaped William Woods University Thursday night with a strong fourth quarter effort. With the Owls leading 56-55 after three quarters, the Scots outscored the Owls 23-8 in the final period to come out on top with a 78-64 win.

Madison Riley and Kelsey Smith each posted career highs with 17 and 12 points, respectively. Jamie Jackson also added 12 points and eight rebounds to aid in the team’s victory.

Lyon improves to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the AMC on the season, while William Woods falls to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

BY THE NUMBERS

31 – Other notable scoring performances came from Liz Henderson, Sarah Elkins, Ali Tucker and Elliot Taylor. Henderson finished with nine points, while Elkins and Tucker had eight apiece. Taylor contributed by adding six points for 31 total between the four players.

70.0 – After posting a 21.4 percentage from beyond the arc in the first half, the Scots heated up in the second by posting a 70.0 percentage from the three-point line on 7-of-10 shooting. Riley and Henderson each hit three three-pointers in the game to lead the team.

4 – The Scots outrebounded the Owls by four at 37-33. Jackson and Ratliff each led the team with eight rebounds apiece, while Henderson added five.

44 – Lyon used 44 points from their bench to help in closing out the game on a big run late. William Woods had just 15 points from their bench.

7 – Each team had seven steals in the game. Jackson led Lyon with three, while Elkins, Taylor, Riley and Samantha French had one apiece.

GAME FLOW

Playing with home court advantage, Lyon was given a test from conference foe William Woods throughout the night. With the game tied at 34 at the 2:45 mark of the second quarter, the Owls went on a 6-1 run to take a 41-35 lead with less than a minute left. WWU would take a 41-37 lead at halftime.

Both teams would come out strong in the second half, with Lyon trailing just behind the Owls in the third quarter. Lyon cut the deficit to one point on two different occasions in the period at 53-52 and 56-55, which came with 28 seconds remaining in the period. Then in the fourth quarter after a basket from the Owls, Riley tied the game at 58 after hitting a three-pointer with 7:52 left in the game.

The Scots would grab their first lead since the 2:45 mark in the second quarter after Riley made another three-pointer to give the Scots a 63-62 lead with 4:36 remaining. The stampede of points then began for Lyon as they closed the game on a 15-2 run to take a decisive victory.

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE SCOTS
Lyon continues AMC play as they host No. 20 Columbia College on Saturday at 12 p.m.

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