(courtesy LMC Sports Information)BANNER ELK, N.C. – Audrey Timmerman scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Erskine College Flying Fleet to an 81-72 win over the Lees-McRae College Lady Bobcats, 81-72, Tuesday night a Conference Carolinas women’s basketball game.
Timmerman was 10-of-17 from the floor and 7-of-13 from three in the contest for the Fleet.
Colette Montgomery scored the five baskets for the Lady Bobcats and gave them a 10-9 lead three minutes into the game. Lees-McRae quickly take the lead to nine 18-9, with an 8-0 run with just over 14 minutes to play.
Erskine would rally with a 22-5 run to close the gap the one, 23-22, on Mary Ann Lanford field goal with 7:20 to play in the half. The two teams traded buckets before two free throws by Jean Marie Harris gave Erskine a 26-25 lead with 6:23 to play.
Porsha Morgan would score the final points of the half with a free throw at the 4:08 mark to give the Fleet a 32-37 halftime lead.
After the break, a Sophie Witte field goal would cut the Erksine lead to three, 36-33, with just under 18 minutes to play, and two Lauren Casey field throws would cut the lea to two points five minutes later. But, the Fleet would respond with a 12-0 run to extend the lead to 57-43 with just under ten minutes to play.
The lead would hit 14 again, 68-54, five minutes later on a Timmerman three, but Lees-McRae would fight back to cut the lead to four, 75-71, with 1:33 to play. Erskine would however make their next four free throws and final field goal to hold onto the nine-point win, 81-72.
Lees-McRae was 47 percent from the floor and 38 percent from three, while Erskine was 38 percent overall and 40 percent from behind the arc. Erskine went to the four line 34 times and made 24, while the Lady Bobcats made 11 of their 16 attempts.
Montgomery would pace the Lady Bobcats with 20 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor. Casey would follow with a double-double with 11 points and ten assists. She also added a team-high seven rebounds. Amber Coleman added ten points.
Timmerman’s game-high 29 points led the Flying Fleet, but Morgan added a double-double with 15 points and ten assists. Lanford was the final Erskine player in double-digits with 14 points.
Bobcats Fall to Erskine:
Lees-McRae College only scored 12 second half points as
the Erskine College Flying Fleet came back to beat the Bobcats, 52-49, Tuesday night in Williams Gymnasium.The Flying Fleet took a quick 10-4 lead, but Lees-McRae would tie the game up at 12 on an Anthony Johnson three with 11:55 to play in the first half.
From there, the Bobcats would spring out to an 18 point lead, 34-16, with a 22-4 run capped off by a Daniel Sepokas basket with 3:14 remaining. The lead would hit 19 twice before the half before Erskine’s Brandon Wright, Nathan Jones and Victor Street would score the final five points to cut the Lees-McRae lead to 37-23 at the half.
Lees-McRae was 42 percent in the first half from the field and 36 percent from three, while Erskine was 35 percent overall and 16 percent from three.
In the second half the tide would turn, Lees-McRae held a 15-point lead, 45-30, at the 14 minute mark, but would only manage four points over the next 14 minutes. Erskine would cut the lead to one on Street free throw, then take a 50-49 lead when Nick Riley got an offensive rebound and a putback with 1:25 to play. Jones would score the final basket of the game a minute later with a putback to give the Fleet a 52-49 win.
Erskine out scored the Bobcats 29-12 in the second half and shot 37 percent from the floor and 33 percent from three. Lees-McRae was only 21 percent overall and 25 percent from three in the half.
Wright led all scorers with 14 points for the Flying Fleet, and Chris Gore followed with 11 points. Jay Boulware collected a game-high 11 rebounds.
Stephen Haymer was the lone Bobcat in double-digits with 11 points. Sam Youse added nine points and tied Haymer with eight rebounds. Jeremy Helms also had nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from three.
Lees-McRae will look to rebound with a road trip to Barton on Thursday with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
