Pfeiffer hoops teams

sweep past Bobcats
From staff reports

MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer beat Lees-McRae 89-71 in Conference Carolinas action Monday night.

The Falcons (8-4, 4-2 Carolinas Conference) took a 19 point lead before settling for a 16 point, 47-31 halftime lead.

After the break, the Bobcats (2-11, 1-6) played evenly with the Falcons, scoring 40 points to the Falcons’ 42 while out rebounding them in the second half. But the Bobcats continued to struggle both at the line and with turnovers and could not overcome the early deficit.

Freshman Raysean Hairston lead the Bobcats with 15 points and seven rebounds. Another freshman, Sam Youse had a career high 14 points, while senior Blake Carr added 11.

The Falcons were led by Derrick Truesdale and Thomas Carr, who both scored 15 points. Also scoring in double figures for the Falcons were Logan Call (12 points) and Quintel Maxwell (10 points).

The Bobcats host defending national champion Barton College on Jan. 19th at 4 p.m.

Pfeiffer women 66, Lees-McRae 55
MISENHEIMER — Pfeiffer held Lees-McRae scoreless in the final 8:21 of its 66-55 victory over the Bobcats Monday night.

Lees-McRae (4-9, 3-4 Carolinas Conference) got 17 points from Renee Roberson and 11 rebounds from Stephanie Mullinax. Roberson shot 67 percent from the field and hit all three of her foul shots.

But two turnovers helped Pfeiffer (6-7, 3-3) claim a 37-28 halftime lead after Lees-McRae led for the first five minutes of the game.

Lees-McRae pulled to within five points with 15:32 left in the second half on a Roberson 3-pointer, but Pfeiffer’s Dominique China answered with a 3-pointer of her own. Another Falcons basket off a Lees-McRae turnover effectively gave Pfeiffer the lead for good.

Lees-McRae hosts Barton Saturday at 2 p.m.