WINGATE, N.C. – The No. 20 Lady Eagles
(22-5, 11-5 SAC) placed six players in double figures as they
sealed third place in the South Atlantic Conference regular season
Saturday, defeating Wingate (14-13, 7-9 SAC) by a score of 76-65 at
Cuddy Arena.
“We got a good win today and our kids played awful
hard,” said C-N Head Coach Dean Walsh.
“We turned it over too many times, gave up too many
offensive rebounds and fouled too much. That might have had to do
with the aggressiveness we had tonight. We ran the ball well and
shot the ball well. When you shoot well, good things happen.
I’m proud of the way we bounced back from a disastrous loss
on Wednesday.”
With the score tied 5-5 early in the first half, Carson-Newman went
on a 15-4 run that covered 3:33 to go up by 11. Junior guard
Mandy Mendenhall (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) hit two
three-pointers during the stretch. C-N would score the final six
points of the half to take a 43-26 lead into the break.
After the intermission, Carson-Newman extended its lead to 20 at
48-28, but the Bulldogs would close the gap to 10 with a 10-0 run
that covered three minutes. C-N built the lead back to 19 and
though Wingate was able to cut the lead to 10 points once more,
that was as close as the game would be. The Lady Eagles held on for
the 76-65 victory.
Carson-Newman outshot Wingate by a 47.7% (31-for-65) to a 30.2%
(19-for-63) margin and forced the Bulldogs into 22 turnovers.
Senior forward Shari Buford (Hampton, Ga.) had
game-highs in points (15) rebounds, (13) and blocks (five). Buford
is now the only player in school history to have 1000 points, 1000
rebounds and 200 blocks.
Senior guard Ashley Kyle (Jefferson City, Tenn.)
had 13 points and three assists while freshman guard Candis
Clear (Memphis, Tenn.) had 12 points and sophomore forward
Zoriah Williams (Calera, Ala) chipped in 11 points
and nine rebounds.
Mendenhall and junior guard Katlin Moore (Rock
Hill, S.C.) finished the game with 10 while freshman forward
Courdne Miles (Burlington, N.C.) had a career-high
five blocks in the contest.
Wingate was led offensively by Erica Crumlin (Irmo, S.C.) with 12
points and she added six rebounds. Kurie Washington (Marion, N.C.),
Stacie Rhodes (Knightdale, N.C.), and Sarah Wollett (Raleigh, N.C.)
each had nine points for the Bulldogs in the loss.
Carson-Newman will play in the 2010 Food Lion SAC Tournament
Quarterfinals on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., at Holt Fieldhouse.
Official pairings for the tournament will be released Sunday
afternoon by the conference office.
April 22, 2010
Lady Eagles Add Dye to 2010 Signing Class
March 13, 2010
Carson-Newman Survives Stunning Lenoir-Rhyne Rally, 79-72
March 10, 2010
Carson-Newmans Shari Buford Named All-Southeast Region
March 5, 2010
Lady Eagles Place Four On All-SAC Teams
February 24, 2010
No. 20 Carson-Newman Upset at Catawba, 66-64
February 13, 2010
No. 21 Lady Eagles Defeat Tusculum, 99-90, In Overtime Saturday At Home
February 10, 2010
No. 21 Lady Eagles Fall To Lenoir-Rhyne, 85-76, Wednesday In Hickory
February 9, 2010
No. 21 Lady Eagles To Face Lenoir-Rhyne in SAC Showdown
February 1, 2010
Newberry Hands No. 12 Carson-Newman Third Straight Loss, 67-64
January 27, 2010
Catawba Upsets No. 12 Lady Eagles, 75-66, In Overtime Wednesday
January 23, 2010
Lenoir-Rhyne Upsets No. 8 Lady Eagles At Home Saturday
January 19, 2010
Lady Eagles Improve Two Spots To No. 8 In This Weeks WBCA Poll
January 16, 2010
No. 10 Lady Eagles Soar Past Tusculum, 90-77, Saturday In SAC Action
January 15, 2010
No. 10 Lady Eagles To Face SAC-Rival Tusculum Saturday
January 12, 2010
Carson-Newman Reaches Top 10 For First Time In School History
January 8, 2010
No. 13 Lady Eagles To Face Mars Hill Saturday In SAC Action
December 12, 2009
Carson-Newman Upsets No. 8 Clayton State, 65-62, Saturday On The Road
December 3, 2009
Carson-Newman gets past Maryville, 71-68, Wednesday On The Road
November 30, 2009
Lady Eagles Mendenhall Named SAC Player of the Week
November 29, 2009
Lady Eagles Hold Off Columbus State to Remain Perfect, 68-64
November 27, 2009
Carson-Newman Defeats Georgia College, 71-60, Friday Evening
November 17, 2009
C-N Womens Basketball Inks Two In Early Signing Period
November 2, 2009
Lady Eagles Fall to MTSU in Exhibition Action, 96-68
October 21, 2009
Lady Eagles Continue to Prepare for 2009-10 Season
October 8, 2009
Carson-Newman Women's Basketball Named In 2009-10 D-II Bulletin
July 29, 2009
Lady Eagles Add PC Transfer for 2009-`10 Season
June 29, 2009
C-N Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule
June 1, 2009
Lady Eagles Add Sixth Signee for '09-'10 Season