McKENIZIE, Tenn.--Cumberland got off to a slow start on the road and Bethel on Senior Day capitalized leading wire-to-wire with a 66-45 win.

Cumberland (12-14, 8-13 MSC) got off to a slow start only scoring six points in the first quarter and Bethel and Keely Morrow had a big day shooting behind the arc to jump up by double figures early in the game. Bethel never let up shooting 40.8% from the field and making nine threes. 

Morrow had a huge game scoring 17 points before the half with five threes. She ended with 21 points and seven rebounds. Madison Hart, Kaylin Howard, and Alyia Lee each scored double-figures accounting for most of Bethel’s points in the game. 

Lauren King had a game-high nine points for Cumberland. Iya Jones and Tierra Davis each scored eight points. Keara Sexton added seven points.

Bethel jumped out on a fire with a 9-0 run before Britany Miller scored the first points for the Phoenix. She then backed that up with two free throws for a 4-0 run for Cumberland where the score stood at the first media, 9-4 Bethel. 

Cumberland would score just two more points in the quarter from Sexton, but that allowed the Wildcats to take a 17-6 lead after the first. 

The Phoenix started the second quarter with a 4-0 spurt on jumpers from Sexton and Davis to cut the lead to seven, but a 12-0 run by Bethel pushed it to a 19-point lead at 29-10. 

Cumberland went on a 7-0 run after that, but the Wildcats maintained a 15-point lead at the break, 34-19. 

The Phoenix started the second half with another 4-0 spurt to cut the game deficit to 11, but that would be as close as Cumberland would get all game. 

The Wildcats continued to stall Phoenix runs and pushed the lead out to as much as 21 before cruising in the fourth quarter to get a 66-45 win. 

Cumberland will be at home on Saturday for Senior Day. Eight Cumberland seniors will be honored at the game against Freed-Hardeman. The game is set to tip at 1:00 p.m.