WALESKA, Ga. - The No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson women's basketball team was defeated by Reinhardt (Ga.) 61-60 on Monday at the James & Sis Brown Athletic Center.
Taylor Guess led the Blue Raiders (1-1) with a game-high 18 points and was 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
Meadow Tisdale was also in double figures for Lindsey Wilson with 14 points and also connected on all four of her shots from the free throw line.
Saniyah Shelton scored eight points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
The two teams got off to a slow start as they combined for 2-of-9 from the field in the first five minutes as the game was tied at 4-4. Lindsey Wilson scored four of the next six points taking an 8-6 lead with 3:49 remaining in the quarter. The Blue Raiders led 10-9 before the Eagles closed out the quarter on a 5-2 run to lead 14-12. Guess scored eight points in the first 10 minutes going 3-of-5 and connecting on both of her shots from beyond the arc.
Reinhardt opened the second quarter scoring six of the first eight points increasing its lead to 20-14 with 6:22 to play in the half. Macey Spivey connected on a three to trim the deficit in half to 20-17. The Eagles connected on a pair of free throws pushing its lead to 22-17. The Blue Raiders responded scoring the next five points tying the game at 22 with 1:35 before halftime. Joy Harris made a three with 49 seconds left giving Reinhardt a 25-22 lead.
Following an Eagle jumper, Tisdale converted an and-one trimming the Reinhardt lead to 27-25 early in the third quarter. After a Harris three pushed the Eagle lead to 30-25,
Jarie Thomas connected on a pair of free throws making it 30-27. Reinhardt scored 10 of the next 12 points pushing its lead to 40-29 with 5:02 left in the quarter. Lindsey Wilson answered, scoring the next five points to trim the deficit to 40-34. The Eagles scored seven of the final 11 points to lead 47-38 going into the fourth.
Lindsey Wilson got off to a fast start in the fourth scoring eight of the first 10 points cutting the Eagles' lead to 49-46 with 6:42 to play. After two Reinhardt free throws pushed the lead to five, Shelton made a three with six minutes left making it 51-49. The Eagles answered scoring the next six points increasing its lead to 57-49 with 4:05 to play. The two teams traded points as Reinhardt led 61-53 with 2:44 left.
Isabel Garcia split at the free throw line with 2:24 remaining making it 61-54. She then made it a six point game with 1:58 remaining with a free throw. Guess made two free throws to trim the Blue Raider deficit to 61-57 with 1:16 to play. Shelton made a three with 33 seconds left making it a one-point game. Lindsey Wilson got a stop on the defensive end and got the ball back with three seconds left advancing the ball on a time out. The Blue Raiders shot came up short at the buzzer.
The Blue Raiders are back in action on Saturday with a trip to Pulaski, Tennessee, to take on Tennessee Southern at the Curry Athletic Complex at noon CT.
