2011-12 Women's Basketball

HENDERSON, Tenn. - The No. 1 Freed-Hardeman Lady Lions used a balanced scoring attack to pick up their 18th straight win, downing Mid-Continent (Ky.) University by the score of 83-52 on Saturday in the Brewer Sports Center.

An improved MCU squad (6-13, 1-5) stayed close for much of the first half, but the Lady Lions closed the first half with a 10-2 run to take an 18-point lead into the break.  Eight of the points during the run came from Natalie Shumpert.

FHU (18-2, 6-0) then opened the second half with a rare six-point possession.  While Hannah Parsley connected on a 3-pointer from the right wing, MCU's Ginger Gilbert was whistled for a foul while fighting through a screen to allow the Lady Lions to keep the ball.  Parsley then knocked down another 3-pointer from near the top of the key.

Freed-Hardeman's lead never fell under 22 points the rest of the way as every Lady Lion saw action in the contest.

Maria Bagwell and Hannah Parsley each scored 12 points to lead Freed-Hardeman while Summer Waggoner came off the bench for a season-high 10 points.

As FHU nears the midway point of the conference schedule, the Lady Lions travel to Lyon (Ark.) College on Thursday before returning home to face Bethel (Tenn.) University.