Monday, January 07, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb, Stetson, Northern Kentucky and FGCU each defended their home courts in A-Sun women's basketball victories on Monday evening.

Stetson's Victoria McGowan helped the Hatters win their 12th straight at home and seventh straight overall to remain undefeated in A-Sun play, leading all scorers with 27 points. Lipscomb's Jess Reece grabbed the evening's high of 17 rebounds and also tallied a high of six blocked shots.

Women's Basketball Contests
• Lipscomb 57, USC Upstate 56
• Stetson 73, Jacksonville 56
• Northern Kentucky 68, ETSU 55
• FGCU 53, North Florida 42

Top-Three Points
1. Victoria McGowan, Stetson – 27 points
2. Tee'Ara Copney, USC Upstate – 23 points
3. Kayla Thacker, Northern Kentucky – 20 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Jess Reece, Lipscomb – 17 rebounds
T2. Sarah Hansen, FGCU – 11 rebounds
T2. Melody Doss, Northern Kentucky – 11 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Brianna McQueen, ETSU; Victoria McGowan, Stetson – 6 assists
T2. Rianna Gayheart, Northern Kentucky – 5 assists
T2. Brittany Kennedy, FGCU; Shanasa Sanders, Stetson – 5 assists

Top-Three Steals
1. Serena Clark, ETSU – 7 steals
2. Victoria McGowan, Stetson – 4 steals
T3. Tee'Ara Copney, USC Upstate; Brittany Kennedy, FGCU; Queen Alford, Jacksonville - 3 steals

Top Blocks
1. Jess Reece, Lipscomb – 6 blocks
2. Sasha Sims, Stetson – 4 blocks
3. Seven players with two blocks

Women's hoops returns to action on Saturday, January 12th, with five games on the slate.

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