Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Lady Lions Fall 74-63 At Sewanee

Despite converting on nearly half of their shots from the field the Piedmont College women's basketball team fell at the hands of non-conference host Sewanee - University of the South by the score of 74-63 tonight in Sewanee, TN. The Tigers dominated the charity stripe converting on 28-34 free throws while Piedmont only went to the line six times for the entire game.

After the Lady Lions went on a 6-0 run to start the game, Sewanee charged back to even the score 19-19 with nine minutes left in the first half. The Tigers went into intermission on a 19-8 run and led by as many as 16 in the second half before cruising to the 11-point victory.

Piedmont would not go away quietly as the Lady Lions used a 10-0 run to cut the Tigers' lead to five (52-47) with 11:00 remaining.

Beth Adcock led three teammates in double figures with 14 points. Sheena Trimiar added 13 points, five assists and three steals, both of which were game-highs. Kayla Duncan notched 10 points while Nikki Sosebee added eight points and a game-high six rebounds.

The loss drops PC to 9-6 overall. The women will return to the court again on Friday, January 26th as they travel to Great South Athletic Conference foe Wesleyan College in Macon, GA with tip off slated for 6:00.