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| Fisk vs. Langston women's basketball in Xavier Classic (40 photos) |
NEW ORLEANS -- Lynette Holmes had 23 points and eight rebounds to lead NAIA No. 24 Langston to an 85-40 women's basketball victory against Fisk in the Xavier Classic.
It was the only game played Thursday in the event, which originally was scheduled for four teams but was reduced to three teams and two games. Fisk will play NAIA No. 18 Xavier University of Louisiana in the other game at 4 p.m. Friday.
Holmes, the NAIA Division I scoring leader last season, was 9-of-13 from the floor and made 3-of-4 3-pointers in 27 minutes.
Lulu Perry scored 14 points for the Lady Lions (7-0), and Jewel Rogers and T'Keya Mason scored 11 apiece.
Sommer Griffin, with 12 points, was the lone double-figure scorer for Fisk (0-8).
Holmes made consecutive 3-pointers to start a 24-4 run which lasted nearly 8 1/2 minutes and gave Langston a 37-13 lead. The Lady Lions led 44-18 at halftime and built their advantage to 50 points twice in the final six minutes.
Langston outshot the Lady Bulldogs 50.8 to 25.5 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 41-33. Langston made 9-of-17 3-pointers, and Fisk was 0-of-5. Langston committed 20 turnovers and gained 30.
Cheryl Miller, a hall-of-famer and three-time national player of the year, is in her first season as Langston's coach.
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