PULASKI, Tenn. – The No. 6 Lindsey Wilson women's basketball team got back in the win column on Saturday on the road against UT Southern with a 74-52 victory at the Curry Athletic Complex.
Meadow Tisdale led the Blue Raiders (2-1) with a game-high 24 points. Tisdale went 10-of-20 from the field, adding four shots from the foul line. She dominated on both ends of the floor, adding four steals and six rebounds to snuff out the Firehawks.
Claire Fleming went 6-of-7 (85%) from the floor and connected twice from deep to tally her 16 points. She made both of her attempts at the charity stripe in her 31 minutes today.
Jarie Thomas grabbed the game high in rebounds with eight; she split her work on the glass up evenly, grabbing four offensive and four defensive boards. Thomas' seven points were tied for third-highest in the Blue Raider effort today in Pulaski. She hit all four shots she took from the line.
Leading 10-8 in the first quarter, Lindsey Wilson went on a 10-2 run, pushing its lead to 20-10. Tennessee Southern ended the first quarter scoring the final four points, cutting the Blue Raider lead to 20-14.
The Firehawks opened the quarter on an 8-2 run, tying the game at 22 with 6:39 to play in the half. Lindsey Wilson answered, scoring 10 of the next 13 points, taking a 32-25 lead with 3:15 remaining. Following two baskets from Tennessee Southern, the Blue Raiders ended the first half on a 6-2 run to lead 38-31.
Defensively, the 17 points allowed in the second quarter were the worst damage allowed by LWU. Coach Terran Duncan and her staff made the adjustments at the break; in the second half, the Firehawks only scored 21 total points while Lindsey Wilson scored 36. The Blue Raider defense held a vice grip on the game coming back from halftime. UT Southern shot only 31.2% (5-of-16) in the third and 3-of-6 in the fourth quarter.
Natalie Gentry set the tone on the defensive end of the floor in her 17 minutes. She recorded four blocks and two steals to add to her three rebounds and six points.
The Blue Raiders stay on the road, traveling to Williamsburg, Ky., for two games in the Patriot Classic. Lindsey Wilson takes on Milligan (Tenn.) next Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. CT
