
For Immediate Release - 1/17/09 - #162
Lynchburg Rolls Past Hollins University 103-49 Saturday
ROANOKE, VA - The Lynchburg College women's basketball team started the game on a 11-0 spurt and never looked back as the Hornets defeated Hollins University 103-49 Saturday afternoon in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action.
Lynchburg controlled the game from start to finish, as every Hornet player reached the scoring sheet. LC (7-8/5-5 ODAC) led 53-21 at the intermission, before outscoring Hollins 50-28 in the second stanza for the final margin of victory.
The Hornets were paced offensively by a slew of performers, as five LC players scored in double figures. Freshman Carly Greenlief (Centreville, VA/Westfield) hit seven of 12 shots from the floor for a team-high 16 points, while Brittany Dahn (Glen Allen, VA/Deep Run) scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Junior guard Danielle Miller (Sterling, VA/Westfield) scored a career-high 14 points, hitting three shots from behind the arc, while fellow junior Kristina Darby (Tampa, FL/Holy Names) returned to the starting lineup with 12 points in 13 minutes. Sophomore Kylie Lucas (Verona, VA/Fort Defiance) was the other Lynchburg player in double-digits, pouring in 11 points in 13 minutes of run.
Hollins (0-13/0-9 ODAC) was paced by Tamara Phillips and her game-high 21 points. Phillips played all but one minute, knocking down 10 of her 14 free throw attempts. Candace Berra had eight points and five boards, while Jeanette Price chipped in with six points for HU.
Lynchburg shot a season-best 53 percent from the floor, while committing only 15 turnovers during the contest.
The Hornets will return to the hardwood on Tuesday evening as the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College come to Turner Gymnasium for another ODAC contest at 7 p.m.
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