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Tiffany Rechis
69
Mississippi College MC 3-5, 1-4 GSC
92
Winner Union (TN) UU 8-4, 3-3 GSC
Mississippi College MC
3-5, 1-4 GSC
69
Final
92
Union (TN) UU
8-4, 3-3 GSC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mississippi College MC 16 14 24 15 69
Union (TN) UU 14 26 24 28 92

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Union Sports Information

Union women pull away from MC 92-69

JACKSON, Tenn. – The Union University women's basketball defeated Mississippi College 92-69 Monday evening. Union avoided a three-game GSC skid and pulled even in league play at 3-3. 

GAME DETAILS
Final: Union 92  |  Mississippi College 69
Records: Union 8-4, 3-3 GSC | Mississippi College 3-5, 1-4 GSC
Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium - Jackson, Tenn.
Series: Union leads 5-0
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WHAT HAPPENED
  • Mississippi College scored first on a basket from Kelley Allen. After Union's Jada Smith answered with a 3-pointer, Mississippi College scored 10 straight points, jumping out to a 12-3 lead with 5:41 left in the first quarter. By the end of the quarter, Union cut the deficit down to just two points, 16-14, closing out the quarter with a 7-0 run.
  • After MC scored first in the second quarter, Union got back-to-back layups from Fredi Nielsen to tie the game at 18-18. Union capped their 7-0 run with a 3-pointer from Sara Lytle to take their first lead since 3-2. With the game tied 23-23, Union got a 3-pointer from Jada Perkins to spark 15-2 run, giving Union their largest lead of the first half 38-25 with 1:52 left in the half. Union took a 40-30 lead into the break, outscoring MC 26-14 in the second quarter.
  • With Union leading 43-30 early in the third quarter, MC posted a 10-2 run to cut Union's lead down to 45-40 with 6:17 left in the quarter. However, a quick 6-0 run, including four straight points from Perkins, put the Lady Bulldogs back up by double figures, 51-40. Perkins sparked Union's third quarter, scoring 13 points of her own in the period. MC cut their deficit back to 10 points, 64-54, by the end of the quarter. 
  • Union opened the fourth quarter with a 14-3 run including Tiffany Rechis' fourth 3-pointer of the game, putting Union up 78-57 with 6:06 left in the game. Union's largest lead of the game came at 25 points three times in the fourth quarter, the final time at 92-67. 
STAT OF THE GAME
Union sophomore Jada Perkins scored 13 of her game-high 24 points in the third quarter. 

TEAM STATS
  • Union shot 53 percent from the field, including 63 percent in the second half. Union was 42 percent (8-19) form long range and 20-of-24 (.833) from the free throw line. 
  • Mississippi College shot 47 percent from the field, 44 percent (4-9) from 3-point range and 71 percent (15-21) from the free throw line. 
  • Union out rebounded Mississippi College 37-25, including 20 offensive boards for Union. Union committed one less turnover than MC's 11. 
  • Union dominated MC in the pain with a 44-22 advantage. 
PLAYER STATS
  • Union had six players in double figures led by Perkins with 24 points and six assists. She was 8-of-12 from the field, 1-of-1 from long range and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Jada Smith added 19 points, Bria Gains scored 12, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Tiffany Rechis scored 12 on four 3-pointers. Nielsen and Sara Lytle each added 11 points. 
  • Mississippi College was led by Lacey with 14 points, while Minor and Allen each added 11 points. 
UP NEXT
Union heads out of town for two road games, Saturday, January 7 at Alabama Huntsville at 2 p.m. Union then plays at North Alabama, Monday, January 9 in an unusually early weekday game at 11 a.m. Listen live on 93.1 FM or online at www.uuathletics.com/live. 


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