CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Covenant faced what will likely be its toughest test of the entire season with a road trip to the No. 13 ranked team in NCAA Division II, Lee. The Flames put it on the Scots, keeping their undefeated season alive.Â
Final: Covenant 37, No. 13 Lee 98
Records: Covenant (2-4), No. 13 Lee (6-0)
FIRST QUARTER:
- Breezy Savage drilled a pair of 3-pointers in the first four minutes, but Covenant trailed 12-6.
- A 3-pointer by Lucy Benson followed by an inside basket by Emma Kaye Fuller cut the Lee lead to 14-11.
- The Flames ended the quarter on an 11-0 run to go up 25-11.
 SECOND QUARTER:
- Covenant ended the scoring run 14 seconds into the quarter with Savage earning three points the old-fashioned way.Â
- The Scots kept competing as Benson drilled another 3-pointer to put the score at 29-17.
- Covenant then went cold offensively, scoring only three points during the final five minutes of the quarter as it trailed 46-24.
 THIRD QUARTER:
- The Scots were outscored 34-5 by the Flames in these 10 minutes.Â
 FOURTH QUARTER:
- The Flames drilled three triples in the first four minutes to extend their lead to 89-31.
- Oral Hall and Hannah Eidson each made a 3-pointer in the final minute for Covenant.Â
GAME NOTES:Â
- Covenant moves to 7-43 all-time against Lee.Â
- Savage with 12 points and Benson with 11 points were in double-figures scoring for Covenant.
- Fuller set a new career-high in points with eight.Â
- As a team Covenant was 28.6% (14-49) from the field and 32% (8-25) from behind the 3-point line while Lee was 47.4% (36-76) and 40% (16-40) in the same categories.Â
- The Scots committed 30 turnovers while the Flames had 10 turnovers.Â
UP NEXT: Covenant is off until December 5th when it hosts Welch at home at 5:30 p.m.
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