2011-12 Women's Basketball

MCKENZIE, Tenn. - The 400th win of Freed-Hardeman women's basketball coach Dale Neal's tenure was a bit anticlimactic.

The No. 7 Lady Lions opened the game on a 19-4 run and cruised to a 76-37 win over NCAA Division II Lane (Tenn.) College at the McDonald's Classic at Bethel University on Friday afternoon.

The win gave Neal his 400th at the helm of the Freed-Hardeman program, which he took over in 1994.  In his 16 years, the Lady Lions have failed to win 20 games only once.

FHU (10-1) controlled the boards, particularly in the first half where the Lady Lions pulled down 34 rebounds as Lane shot just 18 percent from the field.  Freed-Hardeman finished the game with 57 rebounds, one shy of its season high.

Freed-Hardeman, which led 46-12 at halftime, placed four players in double figures led by Meribeth Boehler's 18 points.  Hannah Parsley had 15 while Jana Cross and Whitney Johnson added 14 and 10 points respectively.

Today's game marked the first meeting between the two teams since Jan. 30, 1993.

FHU heads to Honoulu, Hawaii, next week to take part in the Hoop-n-Surf Classic, where the Lady Lions will face off against NCAA Division III Pacific (Ore.) University on Sunday, Dec. 20.  They follow with a game against William Carey (Miss.) College on Monday, Dec. 21.