Women’s Basketball: Eckerd College 69, Lynn University 55

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. – Lynn University’s women’s basketball team fell on the road to the Eckerd College Tritons 69-55 on Saturday afternoon.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score:
 EC 69, Lynn 55
Records: Lynn (8-5, 3-2 SSC), EC (8-3, 4-1 SSC)
Location: McArthur Center | Saint Petersburg, Fla. 
Series History: Lynn leads 26-21 (Last meeting, 2019)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

·      Sarah Baer scored a team-high 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, adding three steals.

·      Uloma Enyogasi matched Baer with 11 points, collecting five rebounds and three steals.

·      Eckerd went up 22-10 at the end of the first quarter and led for over 36 minutes.

·      The Tritons shot 50.9 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from three, making 8-of-20 attempts.

·      Lynn made a late surge, going on a 14-2 run to close the game.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

·      The loss snaps a six-game win streak for the program, its most consecutive games won since 2009.

·      Baer now has scored in double-figures in 11 of 13 games and has racked up six double-doubles on the season.

UP NEXT:

Lynn continues the heart of its SSC schedule with a home tit against Nova Southeastern at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8.