Lyon College men claim conference title with win over Central Baptist Lyon College picks up a 91-78 win over Central Baptist to clinch a conference title (Source: Lyon College Athletics) By Matthew Schwartz | February 21, 2021 at 7:59 PM CST - Updated February 21 at 7:59 PM
Press Release from Lyon College Athletics
BATESVILLE, Ark. – The Lyon College men’s basketball team battled adversity all year long and ended the regular season on a high note as the Scots claimed their first American Midwest Conference Regular-Season Championship in program history. The Scots clinched the title with a 91-78 victory over (RV) Central Baptist College on Sunday afternoon in Becknell Gymnasium.
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#22 Lyon women’s basketball starts the season 5-0 after a road win at Columbia. Williams Baptist men’s basketball fell at home to Central Baptist. Crowley’s Ridge women’s basketball won their 4th straight game.
#22 Lyon (Women) 64, Columbia College 58
In what was a highly anticipated matchup between the 22nd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team and (RV) Columbia College, the game lived up to the hype, as the Scots knocked off the Cougars, 64-58, on the road on Tuesday night.
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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
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Williams Baptist, Lyon, & Crowleyâs Ridge all swept basketball doubleheaders on Thursday.
Williams Baptist (Men) 61, William Woods 59
The Eagles defeated the William Woods Owls 61-59 for their first conference win of the 2020-21 season in a game that went down to the wire.
The Eagles had a slow start to the game that saw them facing a 32-26 deficit at halftime. The Eagles were able to make strides at the beginning of the second half, but could never find a way to take the lead. In fact, the Eagles werenât able to take the lead until there was 2:17 left in the game, when Shackeel Butters hit two free throws that gave them a one-point lead.