LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Shenandoah University women's basketball team recovered from an early 12-point deficit to defeat Lynchburg 65-52 in an ODAC contest Saturday afternoon.
Shenandoah (16-5, 10-5 ODAC) bounced back from a cold first quarter to outscore Lynchburg (12-10, 8-7) 18-7 in the second and trail by just one, 26-25, at the half.
The visitors shot 55 percent, 17-of-31, over the final 20 minutes to secure the win and give SU the edge in conference standings as tournament seeding nears.
THE RUNDOWN
Shenandoah's defense came up big in the second quarter, holding LYN to just two baskets and three free throws to come within one at the break.Â
Gabby Krystofiak's layup at the 4:36 mark in the third put SU on top for good.Â
The layup was followed by
Sarah Sondrol draining a pair of "3s" to key a 15-2 Shenandoah run.
SU earned a 10-point advantage at the conclusion of the third quarter and a cushion going into the final stanza.Â
Classmates
Ragan Johnson,
Sierra St. Cyr, and
Olivia Weinel combined for 15 of the Hornets 19 points in the fourth to keep Lynchburg at a distance with
Terese Greene and
Shawnise Campbell each recording a layup.Â
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"What a huge win on the road," head coach Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft said. "We love a good bounce back mentality after Wednesday night and a slow first quarter. Our seniors played some big minutes and pushed us ahead after the tough start today."
STATS OF THE DAYÂ
- St. Cyr led SU with 13 points and Weinel chipping in 12.Â
- Sondrol's "3s" sent her into double-digits with 10 points.Â
- Greene, Johnson, and Weinel recorded two blocks each.
- St. Cyr dished out seven assists.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah continues the weekend road trip with a 2 p.m. tip-off Sunday at Guilford.Â
