The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Basketball Team (2-1) made it two victories in a row with a 60-46 triumph over Johnson C. Smith (0-4) Saturday afternoon on the final day of the Catawba

College Comfort Suites Classic at Goodman Gymnasium. L-R senior forward Whitley Culler (Mount Airy, N.C.) finished with a team-high 15 points while sophomore guard Jazmine Charles (Lexington, N.C.) added 14 points to lead the Bears to the win.
Johnson C. Smith's Brittany Dorsett (Winston-Salem, N.C.) led all scorers with 16 points but was the only player to score in double figures for the Golden Bulls.
L-R was in charge from the outset and raced to a 36-19 halftime lead. Trailing by a 13-12 score, the Bears took control with a 12-0 run capped off by a lay-up from Culler with 5:35 remaining before the break.
Johnson C. Smith tried to rally but couldn't get any closer than nine points the rest of the way.
Lenoir-Rhyne once again rose up defensively, limiting the Golden Bulls to just 29 percent shooting (16-of-56) for the contest and holding a 44-38 edge in rebounds.
L-R junior forward Ashia Mitchell (Spartanburg, S.C.) came off the bench to score 13 points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds in the win.
Lenoir-Rhyne returns to Shuford Memorial Gymnasium to face Winston-Salem State in its home opener on Tuesday beginning at 6:00 p.m. Johnson C. Smith, meanwhile, hosts Chowan in a CIAA contest on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

L-R 60, JOHNSON C. SMITH 46

Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Lenoir-Rhyne..................   36   24  -   60
Johnson C. Smith..............   19   27  -   46

L-R: CULLER 15, CHARLES 14, BRINKLEY 2, LAUGHTER 2 (4 ASSISTS), GUST 1, HIATT 9, MITCHELL 13 (7 REBOUNDS), AWURUONYE 4 (6 REBOUNDS). FG: 20-59, 3FG: 3-12, FT: 17-20. 44 REBOUNDS, 12 ASSISTS, 17 TURNOVERS.

JCS: BRIYA DANCER 3, DORSETT 16, WILKERSON 5 (8 REBOUNDS), DOWNER 5, MORROW 3, BUNCH 3, DICKERSON 3, GHOLSON 1, BRINEE' DANCER 4. FG: 16-56, 3FG: 3-18, FT: 11-19.  38 REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS, 17 TURNOVERS.

THREE POINTERS:

L-R - CULLER, CHARLES, HIATT
JCS - DORSETT, DOWNER, BELL

Photo Courtesy: Whitley Culler, L-R Athletics