No. 12 Lady Cats Use 1st Quarter and Hart Sisters to Win at Lindsey Wilson
COLUMBIA, Ky. – The No. 12 Bethel Lady Wildcats used a dominating first quarter and a memorable effort by the Hart sisters to upend Lindsey Wilson 80-72 Saturday afternoon in Columbia.
Madison Hart scored a career high 36 points and completed her double-double with 11 rebounds. Her second rebound late in the first quarter was her 500th career board. Hart became the 18th player in program history to have 500 or more rebounds in a Lady Wildcat uniform. Hart became the 19th player in program history to join the 1,000-point club earlier this season.
Hart was 14-of-14 from the free throw line.
Micah Hart followed with 26 points. Bethel outscored LWC 17-5 in the first ten minutes and led by double digits much of the game. The Hart sisters scored 30 of Bethel's first 36 points in the game.
Getting to the foul line was a huge factor for the Lady Wildcats. Bethel was 24-of-24 from the free throw line as a team.
Bethel shot 38 percent from the field while LWC shot 35 percent from the floor. Taylor Guess led the Raiders with 23 points.
The victory marked a second win over the Blue Raiders this season. The Wildcats won 83-65 in McKenzie on January 23rd.
Bethel moved to 18-4 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-South Conference.
Lindsey Wilson fell to 13-9 and 1-6.
It was the 16th meeting between the two programs. Bethel has a 10-6 advantage in the series.
Coach Chris Nelson commented, "Road wins are always tough to come by in this league. I was pleased with the way the girls got off to a good start and stayed steady the majority of the first half. Credit Lindsey Wilson for battling and making it right down to the stretch. Madison was a warrior underneath the rim tonight and Micah helped dictate things with our defensive schemes and scoring big baskets throughout the game. Proud of togetherness and total team effort."
The Lady Cats travel to Cumberland University for another key MSC match-up Thursday night. Watch for a game preview later at www.bethelathletics.com