MEMPHIS-Five players scored in double figures to lead the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs to a 72-64 come-from-behind victory over visiting Shorter Saturday on Homecoming.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The teams traded runs early in the game. After Shorter (5-14, 3-10 GSC) took an early 9-5 lead, the Lady Bucs (8-11, 7-6) answered with eight straight points to take a 13-9 lead on a Rafaella Angelidou (Thessaloniki, Greece/Aristoteleio Kollegeio) jumper with 3:20 remaining in the first quarter.
• The Lady Hawks answered with a 10-0 run to take a 23-18 lead on a Tatum Ragsdale triple with 8:13 remaining in the second quarter, and Shorter would hold the lead until late in the third quarter. They took their largest lead of the day when a Bianca Thornton triple put them ahead 32-26 with 4:13 remaining in the first half.
• CBU regained the lead for good when they closed the third quarter on a 9-0 run, and after a pair of Shorter free throws, the Lady Bucs scored seven in a row early in the fourth, taking a 53-43 lead with 7:35 remaining when Kenzie Jones (Park Hills, Mo./Central HS) capped what became a 16-2 run with a layup.
• The Lady Bucs never allowed Shorter closer than five points again as CBU rebuilt their lead to 10 points two more times.

KEY STATS:
• Courtney Banks (Memphis, Tenn./White Station HS) scored a team-best 13 points with three assists in 36 minutes.
• Brynne Lytle (Jackson, Tenn./Trinity Christian Academy) scored 12 with team-highs of eight rebounds and two steals in 33 minutes.
• Jones added 12 with five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 25 minutes off the bench.
• Angelidou tacked on 12 with a team-high four assists and three rebounds in 29 minutes.
• Mikaela Blissett (Oran, Mo./Scott County Central HS) added 11 with four rebounds.
• The Lady Bucs shot 52.0 percent (26-of-50) from the field, including 30.8 percent (4-of-13) from three-point range. Shorter finished 36.9 percent (24-of-65) overall, including 16.1 percent (5-of-31) from beyond the arc.
• The Lady Hawks out-rebounded CBU 40-31, including a 20-7 edge in offensive rebounds, with each team committing 14 turnovers.

HEAD COACH SARAH CONDRA'S THOUGHTS:
"We never just took it to where we felt good, but those are the types of games you need to find a way to win. That's the positive take-away from this game is we found a way to win.  We made some plays late and had some players make some free-throws. You can learn from those experiences and we'll take it."

On the balanced scoring:
"I think we got a lot of stuff in the paint. We got some cuts because they were overplaying us some. So we drove and hit cutters and things like that. Anytime you can get five players in double digits you're happy and probably going to be successful. I thought Kenzie had a really good game today. She shot the ball well, was aggressive, and I thought she played pretty decently defensively. Brynne was a huge spark early. We didn't get her enough shots in the second half but had a great first half. Courtney made some plays late and that three she hit was big for us late. I'm very proud overall of the efforts from our girls."

On Shelmesha Barbee:
"I keep telling her, she's very athletic for your size. I wish she would trust herself a little bit more. Especially defensively, if it's a face-up type of player because she can move. She's given us a huge spark in several games. Again, in that third quarter she was big for us. I was worried when she got that steal like oh please don't pick up that foul, but she didn't and that ended up being a huge play. We were able to stretch our lead to eight or nine when she was in and that was big."

On the flow of the game:
"They hit a big three right when we were up and cut it back down. We never could just extend it enough to just feel like we were in total control."

FRESHMAN GUARD BRYNNE LYTLE'S THOUGHTS:
What are your takeaways from the first half of the season so far?
"We have great leadership in our seniors and upperclassmen, so it's been really easy to transition into. They're always there to help encourage me, especially with the offense we run. It's really complicated, so they've always been there to take the extra time in practice to show me and I'm really lucky to have older girls like that to take care of me."

On Where the Lady Bucs stand:
"Every win we can get counts. We knew this was one we needed so we came out and did everything we had to do to get the win."

On Shelmesha Barbee:
"She had a couple really big buckets and a big defensive rebound. She was injured for a while but came back strong and has really helped us out putting in strong moves down low."

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs play two more home games next week, beginning Thursday night at 5 p.m. when they host No. 22/15 North Alabama.