SAVANNAH, Ga. - Kiesha Alexander scored 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Florida Memorial University women's basketball team held on for a 56-53 The Sun Conference victory over the Savannah College of Art and Design Saturday (Jan. 31) afternoon at the Ron Love Athletic Center.
The Lions improved to 13-7 overall and to 6-2 in the conference while the Bees slipped to 11-10 and 3-5. SCAD returns to action Friday (Feb. 6) when they travel to West Palm Beach, Fla., for a 7 p.m. non-conference contest against Johnson & Wales (Fla.) University.
Florida Memorial, which led 34-26 at the half, saw SCAD take its first lead of the second half when
Janay Wilson connected on both ends of two free throws with 13:25 remaining. The Lions used a 12-2 run to take a 52-44 lead on a Bianca Sellers jumper with 6:10 left.
SCAD closed to within a point (54-53) after Wilson converted a free throw with 64 seconds to play. Sellers' jumper eight seconds later gave the Lions a three-point lead at 56-53. The Bees missed three shots in the final minute as they tried to mount a rally.
Butler added 11 rebounds for Florida Memorial while Wilson added 15 points for SCAD.
Shareese Richardson and
Kaona McGowan each tallied 10 points for the Bees while teammate
Britteny Terry grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.