Sophomore guard
Lauren Avant (Memphis, TN) scored a career high 14 points to lead Rhodes to a 52-37 SCAC road victory over Austin College on Saturday, January 14th in Sherman, TX. The win gave the Lynx a road sweep for the weekend and they will return home to face Hendrix College on Friday, January 20th.
Leading 24-21 at half, the Lynx used a 22-9 run over the first 15 minutes of the second half to extend their lead to 46-30 on a
Jaime Maxey (Atlanta, GA) three point field goal with 5:00 to play. Rhodes held the Kangaroos to 9 of 31 field goal shooting (29%) and outrebounded Austin 33-29.
Freshman guard
Sarah Johnson (Little Rock, AR) added 11 points and sophomore center
Amy Handelman (Jackson, MS) grabbed a team high 6 rebounds. Rhodes forced a season best 29 turnovers as they improve to 10-5 overall and 4-3 in SCAC play.