BLUE MOUNTAIN — Blue Mountain Christian University’s women’s basketball team stayed unbeaten Saturday, Nov. 7, defeating Tougaloo 82-57 in a homecoming game at Tyler Gym.
The Toppers improved to 4-0 after building a 32-10 halftime lead, according to BMCU Athletics’ game report. They limited Tougaloo to five points in each of the first two quarters.
Lena Taylor scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers. Channing Lane finished with 12 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Dominique Collins added 12 points off the bench, while McKenzie Williams and Brooklyn Hodum scored 11 apiece. Williams also collected seven rebounds.
BMCU held a 43-25 rebounding advantage, forced 25 turnovers and made 11 shots from beyond the arc. The victory completed a season sweep of Tougaloo after the Toppers won their earlier meeting 67-62.
Featured image: Stock photo of a basketball on a gym floor; not from BMCU’s game. Photo: Mica1219051873 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0), as credited in the Tippah News media library.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
