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McKENZIE — The No. 17 Bethel Lady Wildcats played host to the Lady Crusaders of William Carey Saturday in Crisp Arena and beat the visitors from Hattiesburg 93-71. The victory ran Bethel’s record to 14-3 overall and 6-1 in the SSAC. WCU dropped to 5-7 and 4-4. The win was the 100th victory for the Lady Wildcats in Crisp Arena.
It was the 11th meeting between the two programs with Bethel now holding an 11-0 advantage in the series.
The Lady Wildcats led 46-25 at the half. WCU outscored Bethel 27-17 in the third quarter to get within 11 but the Lady Cats answered with a 30-19 advantage in the fourth to put the game away.
The Lady Cats shot 46 percent from the field connecting on 28 of 60 shots. The Cats hit 10 three’s and were 27 of 34 from the foul line. The Crusaders were 17 of 30 from the line and hit six three-pointers. They shot 44 percent at 24 of 54 from the floor. Bethel had a 38-23 advantage on the boards. The Lady Wildcats forced WCU into 15 turnovers and had a season low eight in the contest. Bethel had a 24-12 margin in points off turnovers.