VIDEO: Braelyn Wykle Interview
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman scored the game's final six points of the game holding Lincoln Memorial without points over the final 2:13 of the game to secure a 68-61 victory at Tex Turner Arena on Wednesday in South Atlantic Conference action.
"LMU is very hard to guard," Mincey said. "They can put five shooters on the floor. They have good action out of it and move very quickly out of it. It really strains out defense. They are going to live and die by the three. For us to have an 11-point lead, lose it, go down by five and to be on the road and get it back. I'm proud of them. Anytime you can win at LMU especially for us it's a good win."
Carson-Newman (16-4, 13-3) gets its third win in six tries this season when trailing after three quarters as the Lady Eagles improve to 54-36 all time again Lincoln Memorial (8-8, 6-7).
Three players finished in double figures led by 19 points from Braelyn Wykle (Greeneville, Tenn.) as the junior made seven of 17 from the floor. The guard added three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
"It's a rivalry game," Wykle said. "It's always going to be tough here. We came together at the end a lot. We got some stops and made some free throws. This game we made an effort to come together and bring more energy."
Lindsey Taylor (Maryville, Tenn.) played 19 minutes and scored 13 points on six of eight shooting chipping in six rebounds. Campbell Penland (Sevierville, Tenn.) rounded out the scoring trio with 11 points adding three assists and four rebounds.
Eight Lady Eagles finished with at least three rebounds in the game as C-N held a 46-31 advantage on the glass holding a 15-3 lead in second-chance points and a 30-8 differential in points in the paint.
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The Lady Eagles made four of their first eight shots from the field but fell behind by five points in the first frame. Taylor Goforth (Friendsville, Tenn.) drilled a trifecta in the final minute to trim it to a 16-14 tally after 10 minutes.
LMU only scored seven points in the period but led 23-22 with 3:31 to go before the break. Carson-Newman responded by scoring the final seven points of the half holding the home crew without points to head into the locker room on top 29-23.
Mincey's team built up an 11-point lead by scoring the first five points of the second half but LMU countered by scoring 10 of the next 12 to claw back within three. After a 6-0 run pushed the margin back to nine, C-N failed to make a field goal in the final 3:21 giving up 12 of the final 13 points of the period to fall behind 49-47 with 10 minutes to play.
After the 'Splitters drilled a trifecta to start the fourth, the Lady Eagles answered with a 13-3 surge to go on top 60-55 with 5:32 to play. Lincoln Memorial chiseled into the tally to cut the margin to 62-61 with 2:13 to play in the game.
With 1:50 to go, Penland drove to the bucket laying in a shot and drawing the foul. Despite missing the foul shot, Wykle deflected the rebound to Penland who tossed a pass to Skylar Boshears (LaFollette, Tenn.) for a layup to make it 66-61 game with 1:47 to play.
Lincoln Memorial made 11 triples of its 19 made field goals in the game and went 12-for-15 at the free-throw line but went 3-for-13 from the floor in the fourth quarter.
Mikayla Kuehne paced the home side with 19 points, five assists and four rebounds making five of 11 from long range. Lindsay Profitt scored 13 points despite going 1-for-6 from three-point range entering play 10th in the country in long distance accuracy. Irelynn Davisson rounded out the double-digit scorers with a dozen.
The Lady Eagles return to Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Newberry looking to complete the season sweep of the Wolves. Air time on the Eagle Sports Network is 1:45 p.m. with "The AEC Countdown to Tip-Off" on Mountain Sports 106.3 (WPFT-FM, Sevierville) with video available on cneagles.com/live.
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