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Raven Baker vs Lane
Bob Stoner
Raven Baker
92
North Greenville NGU 3-7
108
Winner Benedict BCW 6-5
North Greenville NGU
3-7
92
Final
108
Benedict BCW
6-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
North Greenville NGU 30 19 24 19 92
Benedict BCW 18 27 34 29 108

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12/17/2016 | 12 pm

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Lady Tigers Down North Greenville, 108-92

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers scored a season-high 108 points to take a 108-92 victory over North Greenville University in a non-conference basketball game Tuesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena.

Freshman Raven Baker had a season-high 20 points and seven assists, as the Lady Tigers had four players score 20 or more points. MiKeisha Moore led the way with 25 points, while Destiny Betts had a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Shirvel Luke matched her career-high with 22 points.

Benedict improves to 6-5 overall on the season. North Greenville falls to 3-7.

North Greenville jumped out to an early 30-18 lead at the end of the first quarter, as North Greenville's defensive pressure forced 12 Benedict turnovers in the first 10 minutes of play. The Lady Crusaders had a 49-36 lead with a minute and a half left in the first half before the Lady Tigers scored the final nine points of the half to cut the lead to 49-45 at the break.

Benedict took its first lead since the opening minutes of the game on a pair of free throws by Essence Stinnette with 7:50 left in the third quarter. Benedict took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Baker with 1:42 left in the third quarter, 70-67. The Lady Tigers carried a 79-73 lead into the fourth quarter.

An 11-0 run by Benedict in the fourth quarter gave the Lady Tigers a 96-80 lead after a jumper by Moore with 3:48 left to play.

Benedict dominated the boards, outrebounding North Greenville 59-28, including 24-11 on the offensive end. Benedict had 31 second-chance points, compared to 10 for North Greenville. North Greenville forced a season-high 31 turnovers by Benedict, and converted those into 32 points.

The Lady Tigers travel to Boca Raton, Fla., to compete in the Lynn University Women's Basketball Holiday Classic. Benedict will face Saint Leo on Saturday at noon before taking on Lynn at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Players Mentioned

Destiny  Betts

#20 Destiny Betts

F
6' 2"
Senior
Shirvel Luke

#11 Shirvel Luke

G
6' 0"
Sophomore
MiKeisha Moore

#23 MiKeisha Moore

F
6' 0"
Junior
Essence Stinnette

#15 Essence Stinnette

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Raven Baker

#5 Raven Baker

G
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Destiny  Betts

#20 Destiny Betts

6' 2"
Senior
F
Shirvel Luke

#11 Shirvel Luke

6' 0"
Sophomore
G
MiKeisha Moore

#23 MiKeisha Moore

6' 0"
Junior
F
Essence Stinnette

#15 Essence Stinnette

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Raven Baker

#5 Raven Baker

5' 5"
Freshman
G