Lady Wildcats Move to 12-0 with Win over Life University
MARIETTA, Ga. -The No. 16 Bethel Lady Wildcats remained unbeaten at 12-0 with a 77-60 victory over Life University Saturday in Marietta, Georgia. Bethel is 7-0 all-time against Life.
Life dropped to 8-6 on the year.
The unblemished record marks the best start in program history.
A thirteen-point unanswered run in the first quarter was a key for the Lady Cats to take a 20-9 after the first. The Cats outscored Life 19-11 in the second to lead 39-20 at the half. Bethel's defense forced Life into 10 turnovers and held the home team to just 21 percent from the field. Madison Hart led the Cats with 12 first half points.
The Lady Cats kept up the pressure leading 61-38 at the end of the third quarter and went on to win handily.
Bethel shot 43 percent while Life shot 31 percent from the floor. The Cats nailed eight three- pointers while Life was 4-of -16 behind the arc. The Lady Cats had a 48-40 rebound advantage.
Madison Hart led Bethel with 21 points and nine rebounds. Mikee Buchanan had 14 points and seven boards. Hallie Turner was solid with 10 points, five rebounds, two steals, and a team high five assists. Kalynn Howard had nine points. M J Simmons scored six points and had seven rebounds. Brionna Sims led Life with 15 points.
Coach Chris Nelson was pleased with the win and how his team has opened the season." I thought we played better today and had more of a flow offensively. We made some adjustments from last night and our ladies were able to get stops and secure the board that allowed us to get out in transition. We are extremely pleased with the way this young team has meshed together and went out on the road majority of the semester and put a nice streak together. We are thankful for a great first half of the season but know we have to continue to improve as we have some nice games right after the break heading into conference play."
Bethel is off until after Christmas when they travel to North Alabama for an exhibition on Saturday, December 28th.