The No. 2 Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions had 19 points each from Rachel Satterly and Jenna Satterly as FHU defeated the No. 15 University of the Cumberlands Patriots, 74-56.
The Patriots got on the board first, but Ally Weathers’ 3-pointer at 7:20 gave the Lady Lions (21-1, 6-1 MSC) a 5-4 lead. From there, the Satterly sisters took over with each connecting for a 3-pointer before Alaina Stiles chipped in with a triple. J. Satterly’s layup at the buzzer put the Lady Lions on top 20-12.
Neither team would connect from long range in the second frame, with the Patriots (17-5, 2-4 MSC) missing all six attempts from beyond the arc. Lilly Kee’s layup at 6:08 gave FHU a double-figure lead, but late points from UC set the halftime score at 30-21 in favor of FHU.
R. Satterly began the second half on a tear with back-to-back 3-pointers before Brooklyn Crouch had a fast break layup at 7:03. Weathers completed the old-fashioned three-point play at 4:45 to make the Lady Lion lead 15 before the Patriots added points in the final minute. FHU’s lead held strong at 49-39 entering the final quarter.
Cumberlands hoped to slow down FHU’s offense and force the Lady Lions to shoot free throws. That plan was thwarted by FHU’s 76.2% shooting from the line this season. The Lady Lions went 7-8 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter while R. Satterly and Crouch continued to rain down buckets from long range. J. Satterly’s free throw with 11 seconds finalized the score on the 74-56 FHU win.
The Lady Lions shot 46% from the floor while connecting for 10 3-pointers.
Rachel Satterly had five 3-pointers to help her score 19 points while Jenna Satterly went 6-12 from the floor to score the same total. Ally Weathers completed a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Lilly Kee helped out with 10 points.
Lady Lions blow out Tigers on the road
Despite winning by one possession at home, the No. 2 Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions stormed into the Bluegrass State to complete the season sweep of the (RV) Georgetown College Tigers with an 89-61 victory.
Though Georgetown connected for the first bucket of the game, Lilly Kee and Jenna Satterly got their big night started to give FHU (20-1, 5-1 MSC) an early lead. Teaming up for all of FHU’s first 13 points, Kee’s jumper at 6:12 put the Lady Lions on top 13-10. Elli Chumley joined the fray with a layup to conclude the first quarter with a 23-21 FHU lead.
The Lady Lions truly began to separate from the Tigers (16-5, 1-4 MSC) in the second quarter by outscoring the hosts 23-9. Satterly began the quarter with an old-fashioned three-point play before Alaina Stiles and Ally Weathers connected for back-to-back triples. Rachel Satterly joined in with a 3-pointer at 5:38 before sister J. Satterly scored the final seven points of the half to give the Lady Lions a 46-30 halftime edge.
Kee continued to exert dominance in the paint, scoring 10 points in the third quarter. R. Satterly made her presence felt with a pair of 3-pointers while J. Satterly closed the quarter with a layup to make the score 68-45 in favor of FHU.
While the Tigers increased their offensive output in the final quarter, FHU always managed to answer. Though Georgetown hit 3-pointers on successive trips, Brooklyn Crouch and Weathers answered with back-to-back treys of their own to make the lead as many as 30 points. By the final horn, the FHU victory was 89-61.
FHU dominated every statistical category including a difference of 58% from the floor to GC’s 37% night. The Lady Lions out-rebounded the Tigers 44-23 while dishing out four more assists than the opposition.
Lilly Kee led the charge with an 11-for-13 night from the field to score 24 points while Jenna Satterly followed with 23 points. Rachel Satterly tallied three 3-pointers to bucket 15 points with Ally Weathers following with 10. J. Satterly and Weathers were each a rebound short of a double-double by leading FHU with nine rebounds.
