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LWC Basketball Women & Men at Rio Grande, Saturday

LWC Basketball/Women vs. Rio Grande at Newt Oliver Arena, 218 N College Ave. Rio Grande, OH, at 3pmCT4pmET Saturday, November 23, 2013
LWC Basketball/Men vs. Rio Grande at Newt Oliver Arena, 218 N College Ave. Rio Grande, OH, at 5pmCT6pmET Saturday, November 23, 2013

By Charles Balcom

COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson College men's and women's basketball teams travel to Rio Grande (Ohio) to take on the Red Storm in a doubleheader beginning at 3pmCT at Newt Oliver Arena.



Thursday night the Lindsey Wilson (6-0, 1-0 MSC) women's team upset No. 11 Shawnee State 81-74 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Kayla Richardson led the way in the win with 21 points followed by 20 points from Bre Elder and a double-double from Jamie Cummings. Cummings, Elder and Richardson are averaging double-digit points this season along with teammate Chanel Roberts. Roberts leads the team with 7.8 rebounds per game.

Rio Grande (5-2, 0-1 MSC) enters the game coming off a 97-89 loss to No. 7 Cumberland (Lebanon, TN) University on Thursday night. Brianna Thomas leads the Red Storm with 21.0 points per game.

The No. 10 Lindsey Wilson (4-2, 0-1 MSC) men's team suffered its second loss of the season in the Mid-South Conference opener to Shawnee State. The Blue Raiders fell behind in the second half of that game and were unable to close the gap, falling 63-54. Tony Horne leads the Blue Raiders with 19.2 points per game followed by Daronte' Clark with 13.2 points per game.

Rio Grande (3-2, 0-1 MSC) fell to Cumberland 74-72 Thursday night in their conference opener after a last second 3-point attempt was blocked. The Red Storm is led by Philip Hertz with 17.6 points per game. Rio Grande ranks sixth in the NAIA with 17.8 offensive rebounds per game.

The women's team holds an 8-2 all-time record against Rio Grande while the men's team boasts a perfect 12-0 record all-time. - CHARLES BALCOM, Lindsey Wilson College


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