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No. 1 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ tops Blue Mountain, Bryant ties record


Kayla Bryant

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. - 2/19/2011 - The No. 1 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Tenn.) University women’s basketball team posted an 82-52 win at Blue Mountain (Miss.) College. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ improved to 26-1 on the season and 13-1 in the TranSouth. Blue Mountain dropped to 5-19 overall and 1-12 in league play.

For the second straight game, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ senior guard Kayla Bryant posted career highs. In the win over Blue Mountain, Bryant tied the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ record with 10 made three pointers on her way to 32 points in the game. Two nights earlier, Bryant sank nine 3-pointers as she scored 29 points against Mid-Continent (Ky.). The 10 3-pointers for Bryant puts her on the list with former Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ players, Mary Catharine Way and Crystal Eason, who also made 10 3's in a game.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s offense struggled early as they managed just a 34-24 halftime lead. However, the Lady Bulldogs came out of the break and pushed the lead up to 20 points over the first five minutes of play.

Bryant was 0-for-5 from long range in the first half. Bryant opened Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s scoring in the second half with a three-pointer on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s first possession. At one stretch early in the half, Bryant made 7-of-9 three pointers on 10 consecutive Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ possessions. Bryant finished the game shooting 10-of-20 from long range.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ was led by Bryant’s 32, a new career high for the senior. Lavanda Ross scored 15 points, Kayla Hudson added 14 points and Sarah Chan added 12 points. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ shot 47 percent from the field, 41 percent (15-37) from long range and 58 percent (11-19) from the free throw line.

Blue Mountain was led by Erin Parrish with 16 points. The Toppers shot 31 percent from the field, 22 percent (7-32) from behind the arc and 53 percent (9-17) from the free throw line.

Up next for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ will be a home game on Monday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m. versus Lyon (Ark.). This is the make-up game from the early game postponed by the winter storm.

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Steven Aldridge
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