LAKELAND, Fla. – Lynn women's basketball concluded its weekend at the Mocs Thanksgiving Classic with a win over Lake Erie, 72-64. Four Fighting Knights scored in double figures as
Trinity Mocadlo had a game-high 15 points and
Katie Tiffan recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Fighting Knights have now won five straight and are 6-1 overall this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Storm began the game on a 5-0 run before
Serena Baker's and-one put the Fighting Knights on the board
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Angelina Deleon knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game at 12 with 4:07 remaining in the first quarter
- 35 seconds later, the Fighting Knights took their first lead at 14-13 on
Tessa O'Leary's inside bucket
- The Blue and White led 20-18 after a high-scoring opening frame
- After Tiffan's offensive board,
Karishma Ortiz found
Trinity Mocadlo for a three to start the second quarter
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Hannah Wentworth sank a shot from beyond the arc as Lynn regained the lead, 30-27
- The Fighting Knights led by as many as eight in the quarter and went to the break up 39-34
- Lynn held Lake Erie to just 10 points in the third quarter
- Tiffan (7) and Wentworth (6) combined for 13 of Lynn's 17 points in the frame
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Alana Francis assisted a three by Tiffan to open a double-digit lead, 51-40
- Wentworth closed the third with a three-pointer for a 56-44 score through 30 minutes
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Kennedi Neale made a pair of free throws to push the margin to 15 five minutes into the final period
- Tiffan's layup gave the Fighting Knights their largest lead at 16
- The Storm closed the game on a 10-2 run for a 72-64 final score in favor of the Blue and White
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Tiffan posted her second double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) of the season in just 23 minutes of action
- Mocadlo has scored between 13 and 16 points in all seven games this season
- Wentworth averaged 16 points per game and made eight threes during the two-game tournament
- Deleon is shooting 51.4% from the field and averaging 11.0 ppg this season
- Baker had a season-high seven rebounds while Francis had season highs in minutes (23), rebounds (5) and assists (3)
- Lynn shot 41.2% from three-point range (7-for-17)
- 17 of the Fighting Knights' 22 field goals were assisted, as four different players had at least three assists
- Lynn held the edge in total rebounds (47-34), points in the paint (30-20) and second-chance points (13-11)
- The Blue and White won both games of the Thanksgiving Classic this weekend by scores of 72-64 and had season highs of 17 offensive rebounds in each game
UP NEXT:
- Lynn returns to SSC action at Palm Beach Atlantic on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 5:30 pm