CLEVELAND, Tenn. –Abby Bertram scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead seventh-ranked Lee University (19-1, 11-1 GSC) to a 66-44 win over the 15^th ranked Delta State women's basketball team on Saturday.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: No. 7 Lee University 66 | Delta State 44
Records: Lady Statesmen (14-4, 7-4 GSC) | Flames (19-1,11-1 GSC)
Series: Lee leads 7-5
Location | Time: McKenzie Athletic Center - Cleveland, Tenn. | 1 PM (CT)
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing 8-2, baskets by Aliyah Herod and Ernesha Chatman with 7:40 left in the first quarter pulled the Lady Statesmen to within 8-6.
• A pair of 3-pointers by Bertram fueled a 9-1 Lee run that stretched the lead to 17-7 at the 2:08 mark of the first quarter.
• Lee started the game hot from 3-point land, making 7-of-8 attempts for 87 percent to take a 25-11 lead into the second quarter.
• Quantesha Patterson's 3-point play cut the deficit to 27-14 just over two minutes into the second quarter.
• Maddie long scored five points and Bertram added two during a 7-2 spurt that gave Lee a 39-20 lead with 2:12 left in the first half.
• The Lady Statesmen went into halftime trailing 29-23 following an Ewing layup and a Chatman free throw with four seconds left.
• Lee outscored the Lady Statesmen 11-8 to build its advantage to 50-31 heading into the final stanza. Ewing led DSU with points in the third quarter.
• Ewing scored six points to fuel an 8-2 run to cut a 61-36 deficit down to 63-44 with 1:56 left in the fourth quarter.
• Markie Dean connected on a 3-pointer with 1:11 remaining to close Lee's scoring.

 
TURNING POINT

• Lee University went on a 9-1 run to take a 17-7 advantage in the first quarter, eventually taking a 25-11 lead into the second quarter.
• The Flames made seven 3-pointers on eight attempts for 87 percent in the opening quarter

STAT OF THE GAME

• The Flames made 12-of-29 shots from behind the arch for 41.4 percent.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Ewing and Chatman led the Lady Statesmen scoring attack with 14 points.
• Ewing collected a game-high nine rebounds while Patterson grabbed eight boards and had nine points.
• Bertram had 25 points as the only Flame to score in double figures.
• The Lady Statesmen yielded season-high 12 3-pointers on 29 attempts (41 percent).
• Lee led from wire-to-wire and got 25 points off the bench and 15 points off turnovers.

UP NEXT
The Lady Statesmen return to Walter Sillers Coliseum to host Alabama Huntsville on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.