BATESVILLE, Ark. – The Lyon College Scots will be headed to the NAIA National Women’s basketball tournament when they find out where they will be playing on Thursday’s NAIA Selection show.
The Scots dropped the American Midwest Conference tournament to Columbia College 53-48 on Monday night ending a 20-game winning streak and putting Lyon College at 27-5 overall.
The Scots fell behind 18-12 after the first quarter and trailed 33-20 at halftime. Columbia College had as much as a 17-point lead, but Lyon College fought back with Jade Giron scoring eight of her team-high 15 points.
The Scots outscored Columbia 14-8 in the fourth quarter and got only as close as five points on a three-pointer at the buzzer from Allison Byars. Byars finished with 13 points for Lyon College. Mari-Hannah Newsom had nine points and Paige Kelley scored seven.
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