Box Score Despite 18 points from
Jordanne Gambill, Kentucky Wesleyan women's basketball could not get into sole possession of first place in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Kayla Linkous had a double-double of 34 points and 13 rebounds to lead Cedarville past KWC 78-73. In addition to Gambill's 18,
Brittany Wells posted a season high 15 points off the bench and
Jennifer Walker-Crawford put in 13 points for the Panthers, who dropped to 8-6 overall and 4-1 in G-MAC play.
KWC would hold the lead four different times in the first half, never leading by a larger margin than four, with the last time coming at the 10:12 mark of the first half after
Sydney Morabito's three gave the Panthers a 17-16 lead. Cedarville would lead, and KWC would tie the game at 19 with 9:32 left in the half.
Cedarville took the lead 32 seconds later and held the lead the rest of the game, with KWC unable to get closer than three the rest of the game.
Next up for the Panthers is a trip to Central State on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. CT.
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