PT. LOOKOUT, Mo. --Freshman Jessica Goldman's bucket in the paint pulled the Golden Eagles within two, 43-41, but No. 20 Lyon responded with a 21-15 fourth-quarter effort to fend off the John Brown University women's basketball team on Friday evening(Nov. 15) at Keeter Gymnasium in the first day of the College of the Ozarks(Mo.) Classic.
JBU (2-3) opened up the third quarter with back-to-back buckets to pull back within four, but the Scots (2-0) answered back with a 10-2 run. The Golden Eagles held Lyon scoreless over the next three minutes and took advantage as senior KJ Roh's triple a three-pointer by K.J.Roh brought the Golden Eagles back within one, 40-39, but back-to-back Scot triples before the end of the quarter stemmed the John Brown comeback bid as the Golden Eagles fell in its third consecutive contest.
Junior Taylor Fergen was called upon to lead the Golden Eagles in scoring with 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting. She added five rebounds and three assists. Freshman Tarrah Stephens also finished in double-figure scoring as she contributed 11 points and seven boards, while sophomore Haley James turned in her first-career double-double with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss.
James' career-best rebounding effort gave the slight edge to John Brown in the battle on the glass, 49-47, but Lyon hit 9-of-32 behind the arc to overcome the difference. The Golden Eagles attempted an uncharacteristic 12 attempts from long range, connecting on just three.
Madison Riley poured in a game-high 20 points on 7-of-17 shooting in the wire-to-wire win while Liz Henderson added 15 points on the strength of five triples. Alexis Moore and Katie Turner each contributed nine points.
The teams were dead even in the paint, 32-32, but the Golden Eagles converted 16 offensive rebounds into 19 second-chance points,keeping John Brown in the contest and overcoming a 33.8 percent (23-of-68)effort from the field. JBU did converted 7-of-11 attempts from the charity stripe.
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John Brown will return to action in day two of the classic on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 16) when the Golden Eagles match up with Bellevue (Neb.). Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m.
