2012-2013 Carson-Newman Women's Basketball News

• Women's Basketball
• February 15, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (13-7, 7-6 South Atlantic Conference) will face the Newberry Wolves (16-7, 8-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Eleazer Arena in Newberry, S.C. on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles ended a two-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 61-51 victory over Mars Hill at Holt Fieldhouse, and earlier this season beat Newberry 57-39 on Jan. 12.

• Women's Basketball
• February 13, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (13-7, 7-6 South Atlantic Conference) beat the Mars Hill Lions (5-16, 2-11 South Atlantic Conference) by a 61-51 score at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.

• Women's Basketball
• February 12, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-7, 6-6 South Atlantic Conference) will finish their three-game homestand by facing the Mars Hill Lions (5-15, 2-10 South Atlantic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Carson-Newman is in the midst of a season-high two-game losing streak, losing on Saturday to the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 55-49.

• Women's Basketball
• February 12, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team will honor breast cancer survivors and benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund with “Pink Night” and “Play 4Kay Night” as the lady Eagles host Mars Hill at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game, and pink Kay Yow Foundation t-shirts will be available for sale at the game with all proceed benefitting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Breast cancer survivors are encouraged to attend and will be honored during the game.

• Women's Basketball
• February 09, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-7, 6-6 South Atlantic Conference) fell to the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (13-6, 8-3 South Atlantic Conference) by a 55-46 score at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles led by eight at halftime, only to see the Bears open the second half on a 15-2 run and outscore Carson-Newman 40-26 in the second half for the six-point victory.

• Women's Basketball
• February 08, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-6, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) will welcome the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (13-6, 8-3 South Atlantic Conference) to Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles fell to the Bears earlier this season, and have dropped two straight at home, losing to Tusculum 77-68 on Wednesday.

• Women's Basketball
• February 06, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-6, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) fell 77-68 to their in-state rivals the Tusculum Pioneers (12-7, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening. The loss is Carson-Newman’s second straight at home, and Wednesday’s loss is only the third time in 17 meetings that Carson-Newman has fallen to Tusculum in games played in Jefferson City.

• Women's Basketball
• February 05, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) will welcome their in-state rivals the Tusculum Pioneers (11-7, 5-5 South Atlantic Conference) to Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Carson-Newman is coming off a pair of road victories, beating Brevard by 18 points last Wednesday and a 49-46 victory over Wingate last Saturday.

• Women's Basketball
• February 02, 2013

WINGATE, N.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (12-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) held on for a 49-46 victory over the Wingate Bulldogs (10-9, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Cuddy Arena on Saturday afternoon. The win is Carson-Newman’s second straight, and the Lady Eagles have now won three of their last four games, including the last two on the road in conference play.

• Women's Basketball
• February 01, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (11-5, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) will continue a two-game road swing by facing the Wingate Bulldogs (10-9, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Cuddy Arena in Wingate, N.C., on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off of a 71-53 victory over Brevard, and Carson-Newman enters Saturday play tied for fourth place in the South Atlantic Conference standings.

• Women's Basketball
• January 30, 2013

BREVARD, N.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (11-5, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) picked up a 71-53 victory over the Brevard Tornados (4-13, 2-7 South Atlantic Conference) at Boshamer Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. Junior Shyra Clark (Cleveland, Tenn.) scored a career-high 21 points and collected her third double-double of the season with 14 rebounds. Also with a double-double for the Lady Eagles was senior Courdne Miles (Burlington, N.C.) with her season-high 14 points and 10 rebounds, and she has now scored double-digit points in four of Carson-Newman’s last five games.

• Women's Basketball
• January 29, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (10-5, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) will travel to Brevard, N.C. to face the Brevard Tornados (4-12, 2-6 South Atlantic Conference) at Boshamer Gymnasium on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off of their first home loss of the season, falling to Catawba on Saturday 66-58 at Holt Fieldhouse, and defeated Brevard earlier in the season in the first meeting in Jefferson City.

• Women's Basketball
• January 26, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (10-5, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) fell to the Catawba Lady Indians (9-7, 5-3 South Atlantic Conference) by a 66-58 score at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The loss is Carson-Newman’s first at home this season, and the loss drops the Lady Eagles to 4-4 in conference play.

• Women's Basketball
• January 25, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (10-4, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) will welcome in the Catawba Lady Indians (8-7, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) to Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Carson-Newman is coming off of a 63-51 victory over rival Lincoln Memorial last Wednesday, and the Lady Eagles have won three of their last four games in conference play.

• Women's Basketball
• January 23, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (10-4, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) defeated their in-state rivals the Lincoln Memorial Lady Railsplitters (8-9, 1-6 South Atlantic Conference) by a score of 63-51 at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening. The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Courdne Miles (Burlington, N.C.) and Jai Jai McLaughlin with their 13 points, and the duo was joined in double figures by Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) who added 10 points on her 19th birthday as Carson-Newman improved to 6-0 at home this season.

• Women's Basketball
• January 22, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (9-4, 3-3 South Atlantic Conference) will host their in-state rivals the Lincoln Memorial Lady Railsplitters (8-8, 1-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles have won two of their last three games, and are unbeaten playing at home this season, winning all five games.

• Women's Basketball
• January 19, 2013

ANDERSON, S.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (9-4, 3-3 South Atlantic Conference) saw a second-half surge from the Anderson Trojans (10-5, 4-1 South Atlantic Conference) to defeat the Lady Eagles 60-46 at Abney Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles and Trojans were tied at 32 with 13:40 to play before Anderson went on a 17-2 run over the next seven minutes to put the game out of reach.

• Women's Basketball
• January 18, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (9-3, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference will face a road challenge on Saturday, facing the Anderson Trojans (10-5, 4-1 South Atlantic Conference) at Abney Athletic Center in Anderson, S.C., at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles have won their last two contests, including a 70-49 triumph at Mars Hill, and Carson-Newman has won two of its last three games in conference play.

• Women's Basketball
• January 16, 2013

MARS HILL, N.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (9-3, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) earned a 79-49 victory over the Mars Hill Lions (3-10, 0-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Stanford Arena on Wednesday evening. The Lady Eagles led by 12 at halftime, and led by as many as 25 points in the second half as Shyra Clark (Cleveland, Tenn.) and Courdne Miles (Burlington, N.C.) scored in double figures for Carson-Newman.

• Women's Basketball
• January 15, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (8-3, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) will begin their first of back-to-back contests on the road by facing the Mars Hill Lions (3-9, 0-4 South Atlantic Conference) at Stanford Arena in Mars Hill, N.C. on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off of a 57-39 victory over Newberry on Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse, while Mars Hill lost to Wingate 69-62 in last Saturday’s action.

• Women's Basketball
• January 12, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (8-3, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) earned a 57-39 victory over the Newberry Wolves (10-4, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles began the game on an 11-0 run and never looked back, never trailing in the contest while holding Newberry to a season-low 39 points.

• Women's Basketball
• January 11, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (7-3, 1-2 South Atlantic Conference) will host the Newberry Wolves (10-3, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off a 55-51 loss to rival Tusculum on Wednesday, while Newberry saw a six-game winning streak come to an end with a 57-51 loss at Anderson on Wednesday.

• Women's Basketball
• January 09, 2013

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (7-3, 1-2 South Atlantic Conference) saw a second-half surge from the Tusculum Pioneers (8-3, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) that gave the Pioneers a 55-51 victory at Pioneer Arena on Wednesday night. Carson-Newman led at halftime by 12 points, yet the Lady Eagles were outscored 34-18 in the second half by the Pioneers. Carson-Newman junior Shyra Clark (Cleveland, Tenn.) posted a career-high 17 points in the four-point loss.

• Women's Basketball
• January 08, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (7-2, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) will step back into conference play as they renew their rivalry with the Tusculum Pioneers (7-3, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) at Pioneer Arena in Greeneville, Tenn., on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off a 79-60 victory over Virginia Intermont on Dec. 30, powered by double-digit scoring nights for freshman Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) and sophomore Lacy Miller (Dandridge, Tenn.).

• Women's Basketball
• December 30, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (7-2, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) picked up a 79-60 victory over the Virginia Intermont Lady Cobras (6-9, 1-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) at Holt Fieldhouse on Sunday evening. The Lady Eagles were led by strong three-point shooting from freshman Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) and sophomore Lacy Miller (Dandridge, Tenn.) who both hit four three-pointers apiece and scored in double figures for Carson-Newman.

• Women's Basketball
• December 29, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (6-2, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) will play their first game since the Christmas holiday break, welcoming in the Virginia Intermont Lady Cobras (6-8, 1-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) to Holt Fieldhouse on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles are coming off their first loss in conference play, falling to Lenoir-Rhyne 72-59 in Hickory, N.C., on Dec. 15.

• Women's Basketball
• December 15, 2012

HICKORY, N.C. - The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (6-2, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) saw their six-game winning streak come to an end, losing 72-59 to the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (5-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) at Shuford Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) led Carson-Newman in scoring with her 16 points and four three-pointers, while Lashawnda Peacher (Springfield, Tenn.) provided a spark off the bench with 13 points and seven rebounds.

• Women's Basketball
• December 14, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (6-1, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) will step back into conference play against the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (4-2, 0-0 South Atlantic Conference) at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Lady Eagles have won their last six games, with their most recent victory a 63-46 triumph over North Georgia on Dec. 5 at Holt Fieldhouse.

• Women's Basketball
• December 11, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman women’s basketball’s game at Hiwassee that was scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed. A make-up date has not been announced. Carson-Newman (6-1, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) is riding a six-game winning streak, with the last three victories coming at home against Columbus State, Brevard, and North Georgia.

• Women's Basketball
• December 07, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head women’s basketball coach Mike Mincey has signed two student athletes for the Lady Eagles 2013-14 season. Center Jassmine Franklin (Lexington, Ky.), and guard Katie Stubblefield (Alcoa, Tenn.) have signed national letters of intent to play for the Lady Eagles during the early signing period.

• Women's Basketball
• December 05, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (6-1) women’s basketball team earned their sixth straight win with a 63-46 victory over the North Georgia Lady Saints (2-6) at Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening. Carson-Newman was led in scoring by freshman Jai Jai McLaughlin (Knoxville, Tenn.) with her career-high 17 points, leading three Lady Eagles who scored in double figures.

• Women's Basketball
• December 04, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (5-1) women’s basketball team steps out of conference play as they welcome the North Georgia Lady Saints (2-4) to Holt Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Carson-Newman is riding a five-game winning streak, including a 78-66 victory over North Georgia on Nov. 16 in Dahlonega, Ga.