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Cumberland University

WBB Cumberlands
63
Cumberland (TN) CUMB U 7-9, 0-3
75
Winner Cumberlands (KY) U CUMB 14-5, 2-1
Cumberland (TN) CUMB U
7-9, 0-3
63
Final
75
Cumberlands (KY) U CUMB
14-5, 2-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cumberland (TN) CUMB U 13 14 20 16 63
Cumberlands (KY) U CUMB 15 21 16 23 75

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 14 Cumberlands Gets Past Phoenix With Big Fourth Quarter

LEBANON, Tenn.--No. 14 Cumberlands pulls away in the fourth to get a 75-63 win over the Phoenix on Thursday evening. 

Cumberland (7-9, 0-3 MSC) drops their fourth straight contest and third-straight loss against a team in the Top 25. The Phoenix kept within two possessions most of the game before the Patriots used a run in the second quarter to get up by double figures. 

Cumberland shot 38.6% from the field and did not hit a three in the contest. Kayla Gordon scored 20+ points for the fourth consecutive game with a game-high 24 points. Lindsey Freeman finished with eight points before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Jana Claire Swafford posted nine points and two boards. Faith Colston added five and Myajae Eubanks had four each.

The Phoenix scored 13 points of the bench led by Maddie Brillhart with five. Mariyah Person added four and Breon Oldham and Emaleigh Tarpley each had two points. 

Cumberlands (14-5, 2-1 MSC) were held under their scoring average with just 75 points. The Patriots were forced into 19 turnovers that translated to 19 points for the Phoenix. Kassie Monday led the Patriots with 19 points, four boards, and three assists. Lakin Burke added 13 points and Channing Lewis finished with 11, all in the second half. 

The Patriots fired a triple from Monday on their opening possession and Gordon answered with an and-one. She would score seven of Cumberland's first nine points as CU trailed at the first stoppage 11-9 with 4:02 left in the quarter. 

Offense fell slow in the last four minutes of the first quarter as Cumberland held the Patriots scoreless in the final three minutes of action, but the Patriots held a 15-13 lead going into the second. 

Cumberlands starts the second quarter on a 10-3 run as they forced Cumberland into six turnovers the first half of the second to a 25-18 lead. 

Swafford and Freeman each hit buckets to cut it to 27-23 before the Patriots pushed it to a 34-24 lead, but Swafford ended the half with an and-one to trail 37-26 at the break. 

To start the third, the Patriots pushed it to 13-point lead before a 10-2 run by the Phoenix sparked by Freeman's effort brought CU back in it. Swafford and Gordon ended the run with baskets to cut it 44-41. 

The Patriots extended it back out to a 50-41 lead, but Cumberland closed the quarter on a 5-1 run to go into the fourth down by five, 51-46.

Brillhart scored in the paint on the first possession of the fourth quarter to make it a three-point game, but Channing Lewis sparked a 7-1 run over the next minute and a half to push it to a double figure lead. 

The Patriots held that margin for the rest of the game finishing with a 75-63 win. 

Cumberland will be on the road at No. 9 Georgetown on Saturday. Tip off is slated for noon central time and 1 p.m. local time in Georgetown. 
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Players Mentioned

Myajae Eubanks

#23 Myajae Eubanks

F
6' 1"
Junior
Lindsey Freeman

#42 Lindsey Freeman

G
5' 9"
Senior
Kayla Gordon

#2 Kayla Gordon

G
5' 4"
Senior
Breon Oldham

#4 Breon Oldham

G
5' 4"
Senior
Jana Claire Swafford

#3 Jana Claire Swafford

G
5' 6"
Junior
Mariyah Person

#1 Mariyah Person

G
5' 5"
Junior
Faith Colston

#11 Faith Colston

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Emaleigh Tarpley

#15 Emaleigh Tarpley

G/F
5' 10"
Freshman
Maddie Brillhart

#32 Maddie Brillhart

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Myajae Eubanks

#23 Myajae Eubanks

6' 1"
Junior
F
Lindsey Freeman

#42 Lindsey Freeman

5' 9"
Senior
G
Kayla Gordon

#2 Kayla Gordon

5' 4"
Senior
G
Breon Oldham

#4 Breon Oldham

5' 4"
Senior
G
Jana Claire Swafford

#3 Jana Claire Swafford

5' 6"
Junior
G
Mariyah Person

#1 Mariyah Person

5' 5"
Junior
G
Faith Colston

#11 Faith Colston

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Emaleigh Tarpley

#15 Emaleigh Tarpley

5' 10"
Freshman
G/F
Maddie Brillhart

#32 Maddie Brillhart

6' 1"
Freshman
F