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#22 Lyon women s basketball routs Stephens in home opener By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 14, 2021 at 10:25 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 10:25 PM
Lyon picked up wins Thursday in menâs and womenâs basketball. Williams Baptist split a hoops doubleheader at Harris-Stowe.
#22 Lyon (Women) 77, Stephens 35
Behind a career-high 25 points from Paige Kelley, the 22nd-ranked Lyon College womenâs basketball team opened up the home portion of its schedule on Thursday night with a 77-35 demolition of Stephens College in American Midwest Conference play.
The Scots improved to 3-0 (3-0 AMC), while the Stars fell to 0-3 (0-3 AMC).
Lyon got off to a fast start and took a 13-3 lead midway through the first quarter after a three-pointer by Mari-Hanna Newsom. The last time that Stephens was even within single digits came at the 2:14 mark of the first quarter after Maddy Denslow split a pair of free throws. The Scots went on to close the quarter on a