MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel Lady Wildcats dropped their second straight, falling 59-58 Thursday night at Freed-Hardeman. With the loss, the Cats fell to 9-9 overall and 4-7 in the MSC. FHU improved to 9-10 and 3-9. The Lady Cats defeated Freed earlier this season in McKenzie. Bethel had beaten Freed three of the last four meetings between the two.
The Lady Wildcats trailed 33-16 at halftime but battled back and took their first lead on a Madison Henegar three-pointer with five minutes left in the game. Bethel took a 55-51 lead with 4:08 left but Freed scored eight unanswered points to lead 59-55. Bethel bounced back on a Millie Bryant three pointer cutting the deficit to 59-58. The Lady Cats came up with a big steal with seconds left but a last second shot by Ever Walker failed to go in giving FHU the win.
Bethel shot 32 percent (17-53) from the field. The Lady Cats hit six three pointers and knocked down 18-of-21 free throws. Bethel had a 36-28 margin in rebounds.
FHU shot 35 percent (20-56) from the field. The Lions hit eight three's and connected on 11-of-12 free throws.
Walker and Bryant led Bethel with 17 points each. Walker scored all of her points in the second half. Bryant scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half. The senior completed her double-double by pulling down 11 rebounds. Mickey Head had 11 points and nine rebounds. Head also had three blocks giving her 42 on the season.
Caroline Chambers led the Lions with 21 points. Alyssa LeMay had 15 points. She had five three's in the game.
Coach Chris Nelson commented on the tough loss. "We are proud of our girl's response in the 2nd half but we have to get off to better starts. We struggled to score the first half and we felt like that affected our effort. Our ladies dug in in the 3rd quarter and gave ourselves a chance to win the game.
Millie and Ever really stepped up big time in the 2nd half. This is the type of game that really reassures your team of growth but when you don't see the W in the win column it can be heavy on a team. We are at that part in the season where we are taking it game to game and focusing on the process of getting better during this rare year. I hurt for our team at this point but our team is tough enough to overcome and keep moving forward."
The Lady Wildcats return home to face No. 1 Campbellsville Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
The Countdown to Tip-off Show on WEIO, 100.9 and www.thefarmradio.com begins at 1 p.m. Fans can also watch the game on Wildcat Vision at www.bethelathletics.com.
Live video:
https://www.bethelathletics.com/f/WildcatVision.php
Live stats:
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Ticket Information
HomeTown Ticketing has been named the Official Ticketing Partner for Bethel University sporting events. This applies for basketball and football only.
All in attendance for basketball and football games will be required to have a ticket for admission.
The partnership will provide convenient online ticketing options for consumers, as well as additional security and reporting capabilities for the Bethel staff to utilize.
To obtain tickets, students, fans and supporters are asked to visit www.bethelathletics.com and go to the Tickets tab at the top of the page. The ticket tab will list all home events that tickets are required for. Obtain or purchase the tickets at that tab.
Ticket prices may vary and are notated for each event as it is listed.
Remember to social distance and wear your mask inside the arena at all times. Currently due to COVID-19, there will be no food or drinks allowed inside the arena.
Arena Protocols
Precautions and measures for teams, coaches and support staff
- MSC guidelines are being followed. These guidelines include but are not limited to :
1 - Coach/Player education about how to slow/prevent the spread of COVID-19
2 - Daily screening, pre travel screening
3- Cleaning and sanitizing of materials and facilities used and to be used
4 – Bench maximums
5- Coaching staff and support staff to wear masks
Precautions for fans & staff in arena
Each venue at Bethel University is under MSC & NAIA reduced capacity guidelines
Masks required at all times
- All fans enter gates next to ticket booths (no exceptions) All fans must have a ticket for entrance
- Fans are required to wear face masks at all times at ALL TIMES
- No food or drinks allowed in the arena
- Fans are required to sit six feet apart unless they are within a family group
- Only authorized and pre-game approved personnel allowed on the floor before and after the games
- Only authorized and pre-game approved personnel allowed near benches and press row
- We ask that fans do their best to not intermingle closely with players not in their family group before or after the game
- Selected games will be video streamed with no charge during the fall. There will be a streaming charge for spring contests.
These measures are subject to change with further details to be posted at www.bethelathletics.com
