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Kelsey Adkins
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Kelsey Adkins scored 20 points with five rebounds in the Lady Bucs’ 83-50 exhibition loss at Memphis Saturday afternoon.
50
Christian Brothers CBU 0-0
83
Winner Memphis MEM 0-0
Christian Brothers CBU
0-0
50
Final
83
Memphis MEM
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Christian Brothers CBU 10 14 10 16 50
Memphis MEM 22 15 24 22 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Eric Opperman

Lady Bucs Drop Exhibition Opener at Memphis

MEMPHIS-Host Memphis turned 23 Christian Brothers University turnovers into 37 points as they pulled away to an 83-50 exhibition win over the Lady Bucs Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Memphis opened the game with a 12-0 run before Makayla Enochs (Finley, Tenn./Dyer County HS) put the Lady Bucs on the board with a three-pointer. Memphis would extend its opening run to 18-3 on a Taylor Barnes jumper with 3:33 remaining in the first quarter, and CBU never came closer than 10 again.
• A Kelsey Adkins (Lawrenceburg, Tenn./Lawrence County HS) triple and an Enochs layup trimmed the deficit to 18-8 before the Tigers used an 11-2 run to open a 29-10lead on an Alyssa Dean trey.
• Adkins scored seven straight later in the half to pull CBU back within 13, making a three and two layups to close within 35-22 with 1:33 remaining in the half.
• The Tigers opened the second half with a 16-5 run to take a 53-29 lead on a pair of Brea Elmore free throws with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter, and the Lady Bucs never came closer than 21 points again.

KEY STATS:
• Adkins scored team-highs of 20 points and five rebounds, making 7-of-12 field goals including 4-of-7 from three-point range.
• Enochs added 10 with four rebounds.
Kenzie Jones (Park Hills, Mo./Central HS) tacked on eight points.
• The Lady Bucs shot 37.8 percent (17-of-45) from three-point range, including 32 percent (8-of-25) from three-point range. Memphis finished 49.1 percent (28-of-57) overall, including 35.7 percent (5-of-14) from beyond the arc.
• Memphis out-rebounded the Lady Bucs 34-26, including a 12-9 edge in offensive rebounds.
• CBU committed 23 turnovers to the Tigers' 10.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs open the season Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. as they face Embry-Riddle in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Lady Bucs' home opener is set for Tuesday, Nov. 21, when they host Arkansas-Monticello at 5 p.m.
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