West Palm Beach, Fla. – Lynn University's women's basketball team fell 47-45 to Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday night following a last second three-point shot by Jordan Kong. Marquis Lee and Chelsea Patterson scored 17 and 16 points but watched as their three-game winning streak was halted. The Fighting Knights drop to 7-5 overall.
Patterson and Lee carried the offensive load in the first half, combining for 21 of the team's 29 points while shooting 7-of-10 from the field, 3-for-3 from three-point range and 4-of-4 at the free-throw line.
Lynn led by as many as seven in the opening stanza but Palm Beach Atlantic (2-13) slowly crept back in to the contest. Hayley Fields knotted the game at 19 midway in the period but Lee was able to put LUback up with a basket in traffic. Later Kong cut the deficit to two but Patterson answered immediately with a three from the top of the arc.
The Knight's made adjustments in the early-goings after getting out-rebounded 13-6. They finished the half even at 18 boards but the Sailfish won the battle overall with a 37-29 advantage.
Lynn had its chances in the second half, holding a lead by six points, but Kong and Fields knocked down a pair of threes and Elizabeth Fugate hit a pair of jumpers in the paint. The two teams combined for five lead changes and three times in the final 11:20.
Lee went to the line following a hard foul with 1:13 remaining but hit only one of two shots. Lynn then had another chance to make it a two possession game but a three by Patterson rimmed out, setting up the last second heroics.
Lynzey Poole made a cross-court pass to Kong and the junior point guard launched a quick three with three ticks on the clock for the game-winner.
After a quick start that saw it hitting 60% of its attempts, Lynn shot 35.7% from the field while PBA knocked down 36.4% of its shots.
The Blue & White return to action on Saturday, January 8, when they host Tampa at Noon. Fans can follow the action live by logging on towww.LynnFightingKnights.com and selecting "Game Central." In addition, Saturday's match-up is the NCAA Division II "Game of the Week" and will be aired live on www.NCAA.com and CBS College SportsNetwork.
