West Palm Beach, Fla. – The Lynn University women's basketball team used hustle and post play to down the P.R. – Rio Piedras Jerezanas lady basketball team, 88-40, on Saturday night in the PBA Tip-Off Classic to improve to 2-0 on the early season.

 INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Lynn 88, P.R. – Rio Piedras 40
Records: Lynn (2-0), P.R. Rio Piedras (0-2)
Location: Greene Complex | West Palm Beach, Fla.
Series: Lynn leads the series 5-1 (last meeting - 2014)
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• First Quarter |  The Fighting Knights started off strong on the hardwood, as senior forward Nina Guillaume scored each point in an early 7-0 run, to put Lynn on top 9-3 early in the contest. P.R. - Rio Piedras responded with a mini-run of their own, to make the score close, 9-8. Then the ladies answered with a 10-0 run to end the quarter with a 19-8 lead.
• Second Quarter | Post play became too much for the Jerezanas, when the Lynn squad outscored them in the paint, 16-4 in the quarter. With seven Fighting Knights making baskets, the ladies were rolling and converting on easy baskets, led by freshman Meagan Shanahan, who recorded six in the quarter, leading to a team-leading 16 on the night. At the half, the Blue and White had built a commanding 42-23 lead.
• Third Quarter | The ladies did not want to settle on excelling at just the offensive end, but they had a mission to shut down the opposition, and they did just that, holding them to just four points in the quarter, and outscored UPR-RP 27-4. 10 of the 11 players to record minutes, scored at least one point for the Blue and White, with Brekia Henderson and Paola Vazquez leading the way with six points apiece.
• Fourth Quarter | The Fighting Knights would coast their way to a 88-40 victory, but Shanahan wanted to help close this game out the right way, scoring six of her points in the last quarter of play.

 STATS OF THE GAME:

• Shanahan led the squad in her first court appearance in the Blue and White, with 16 points (shooting 57% from the floor) to go along with three rebounds. With 16 minutes of action, Shanahan averaged a point per minute of action.
• Guillaume did a little bit of everything, with 15 points of her own to go along with four boards and four assists.
• Vazquez contributed 11 points, five boards and three assists of her own.
• Three Fighting Knights nearly recorded double-doubles, Jaylen Snipes with 10 points and eight assists, Shaunt'e Tucker with eight points and team-leading 14 boards, plus eight points and eight assists for the transfer guard, Mariah Penascino.
• Lynn was plus-33, outrebounding the Jerezanas 54-21.
• Four different players scored from behind the arc: Snipes, Henderson, Vazquez and Guillaume.
• UPR-RP was held to an abysmal 24.1% from the field for the game. This marks the second consecutive game the Fighting Knights have held opponents to under 40% shooting.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lynn's 88 points is the most scored for a Fighting Knight team since Feb. 20, 2013 when the Blue and White defeated Florida Tech, 89-76.
• The Fighting Knights outrebounded their opponents by 30+ in each of their first two contests.

NEXT UP:

Lynn concludes its three game road trip Wednesday night with conference opener, and rival, Barry University. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM.