Tori Rutherford

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Tori Rutherford
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Rutledge, Tenn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    RS-Sophomore
  • High School:
    Grainger
  • gp
    34
  • pts/g
    6.1
  • fg %
    40.5
  • 3pt %
    32.1
  • ft %
    69.7
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    2.9
Bio
* 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
* 2022-23 SAC All-Freshman Team
 
2023-24 (RS-Sophomore): The guard earned her first career academic honor by named CSC Academic All-District...Fixture in C-N's starting lineup, starting all 34 games averaging 23.4 minutes per game...Averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and two steals per game... Shot 40.5% from the field and a career-best 32.1% from long range... Recorded the program's first triple-double in seven season by scoring 13 points, dishing out 11 assists and snagged 10 rebounds against Tusculum on Dec. 13... Scored a career-high 14 points on a career-high four three-point makes in a seven-point win versus Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 10... Tied her career-high with 14 points on four of nine shooting against UVA Wise on Feb. 21... Had 19 games with at least three assists... Led the team with 67 steals, second-most in the SAC....Posted a career-high seven steals against Jan. 24 Emory & Henry.

2022-23 (RS-Freshman): Rutherford became the third Lady Eagle rookie in the past four years to earn a slot on the all-freshman team and 14th in the history of the program. After being limited to seven games in 2021-22, the redshirt-freshman played in 29 games this year tallying six points, three rebounds and two assists per game... Leading the team in assists five times, the guard handed out at least three helpers six times. She showcased her defensive prowess with 36 steals with five games of at least three pilfers adding 15 shot blocks... Made five of eight shots anchoring a second-half comeback win at USC Aiken on Nov. 12 with 11 points and two steals... Racked up a dozen points making four of seven in a win over UVA Wise on Dec. 10... Scored 10 points adding four assists at UVA Wise on Jan. 25... Produced a career-high 20 points on six of eight shooting adding seven rebounds and five assists versus Coker on Feb. 25... Matched a career high with eight rebounds in the SAC Quarterfinals against Anderson on March 1.

2021-22 (Freshman): Saw her season cut short after seven games due to an injury after averaging nine points per game over 18 minutes a night making 50 percent of her shots and 17 of 19 at the line... Opened her career with five assists and five steals against third-ranked Lander... Tossed in 10 points in the second game of her career with three assists versus USC Aiken on Nov. 14... Set a season high with 16 points on six of eight shooting in a road win at Tusculum on Nov. 17 in the SAC opener... Despite not scoring against Lenoir-Rhyne on Dec. 1, her final game of the year, Rutherford had five assists and five steals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rutherford reached the 1,000-point mark for her career during a junior season that saw the guard post 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals on average. Winning a district championship, Rutherford was the conference MVP, District Tournament MVP and an all-region team selection. At Grainger, she has guided the club to state quarterfinal appearances.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 34 20
Games started 33 19
Minutes 795 465
Minutes per game 23.4 23.3
FG 75-185 44-117
FG Pct 40.5 37.6
3PT 34-106 24-72
3PT Pct 32.1 33.3
FT 23-33 13-19
FT Pct 69.7 68.4
Off rebounds 39 28
Def rebounds 92 51
Total rebounds 131 79
Rebounds per game 3.9 4.0
Personal fouls 72 39
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 100 71
Turnovers 47 24
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 3.0
Steals 67 41
Blocks 21 13
Points 207 125
Points per game 6.1 6.3
Points per 40.0 min 10.4 10.8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 82-75
Mar 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-57
Mar 8 vs. Wingate L, 85-69
Mar 15 vs. Augusta W, 61-55
Mar 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 74-54
Mar 18 vs. #11 Georgia Southwestern L, 79-62
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 30 at Tennessee L, 105-72 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 Lander W, 59-51 1 22 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 12 USC Aiken W, 87-47 1 17 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 17 at Ga. Southwestern L, 62-58 1 23 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Nov 18 vs. Columbus St. W, 77-59 1 19 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 21 #23 Wingate W, 93-64 1 21 4-5 80.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 9
Nov 29 Belmont Abbey W, 79-67 1 25 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 10
Dec 9 Limestone W, 96-72 1 21 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 96-57 1 24 5-10 50.0 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 13
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 82-69 1 20 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 19 Saginaw Valley W, 57-51 1 19 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 at Glenville St. L, 76-68 1 32 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 3 at Lincoln Memorial L, 82-78 1 48 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Jan 6 Newberry W, 86-67 1 18 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 88-48 1 19 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 62-60 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 91-66 1 21 4-8 50.0 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 20 at Wingate W, 70-59 1 27 4-13 30.8 2-9 22.2 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 74-63 1 26 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Jan 27 Coker W, 83-58 1 20 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial W, 72-64 1 14 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 3 at #14 Catawba L, 76-74 1 23 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill L, 67-65 1 21 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 64-57 1 36 4-8 50.0 4-7 57.1 2-4 50.0 14
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 103-43 1 14 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 84-79 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 87-72 1 29 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 3-6 50.0 14
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 77-75 - 28 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 94-60 1 21 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 82-75 1 28 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Mar 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-57 1 26 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Mar 8 vs. Wingate L, 85-69 1 20 2-10 20.0 1-6 16.7 1-1 100.0 6
Mar 15 vs. Augusta W, 61-55 1 23 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Mar 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 74-54 1 28 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 5
Mar 18 vs. #11 Georgia Southwestern L, 79-62 1 27 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 30 at Tennessee L, 105-72 1 13 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Nov 11 Lander W, 59-51 1 22 1 0 1 1 3 3 0
Nov 12 USC Aiken W, 87-47 1 17 1 1 2 3 0 3 0
Nov 17 at Ga. Southwestern L, 62-58 1 23 0 3 3 2 0 2 0
Nov 18 vs. Columbus St. W, 77-59 1 19 0 3 3 4 2 2 1
Nov 21 #23 Wingate W, 93-64 1 21 1 2 3 0 3 2 0
Nov 29 Belmont Abbey W, 79-67 1 25 2 3 5 7 2 4 0
Dec 9 Limestone W, 96-72 1 21 0 1 1 3 2 1 0
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 96-57 1 24 3 7 10 11 1 2 0
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 82-69 1 20 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dec 19 Saginaw Valley W, 57-51 1 19 0 3 3 1 2 0 1
Dec 30 at Glenville St. L, 76-68 1 32 1 7 8 2 1 1 1
Jan 3 at Lincoln Memorial L, 82-78 1 48 2 7 9 4 4 5 1
Jan 6 Newberry W, 86-67 1 18 2 1 3 2 1 1 1
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 88-48 1 19 1 2 3 6 1 3 3
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 62-60 1 18 0 1 1 4 1 0 0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 91-66 1 21 1 2 3 2 0 4 0
Jan 20 at Wingate W, 70-59 1 27 3 4 7 0 1 3 2
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 74-63 1 26 3 3 6 1 2 7 0
Jan 27 Coker W, 83-58 1 20 1 2 3 3 0 1 0
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial W, 72-64 1 14 1 0 1 4 2 0 2
Feb 3 at #14 Catawba L, 76-74 1 23 2 2 4 4 2 0 0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill L, 67-65 1 21 0 2 2 3 2 4 1
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 64-57 1 36 1 5 6 4 2 1 1
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 103-43 1 14 0 1 1 3 1 1 0
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 84-79 1 17 3 3 6 4 1 2 0
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 87-72 1 29 2 5 7 5 0 2 1
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 77-75 - 28 1 0 1 2 0 2 0
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 94-60 1 21 2 3 5 5 0 1 1
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 82-75 1 28 1 4 5 2 1 0 1
Mar 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-57 1 26 1 1 2 3 2 2 0
Mar 8 vs. Wingate L, 85-69 1 20 3 1 4 0 2 3 1
Mar 15 vs. Augusta W, 61-55 1 23 0 7 7 0 2 3 0
Mar 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 74-54 1 28 0 2 2 1 1 0 3
Mar 18 vs. #11 Georgia Southwestern L, 79-62 1 27 0 4 4 3 2 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 30 at Tennessee L, 105-72 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 11 Lander W, 59-51 1 3 - 0.3
Nov 12 USC Aiken W, 87-47 1 1 - -
Nov 17 at Ga. Southwestern L, 62-58 1 3 0 -
Nov 18 vs. Columbus St. W, 77-59 1 3 0 2.0
Nov 21 #23 Wingate W, 93-64 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 29 Belmont Abbey W, 79-67 1 2 - 3.5
Dec 9 Limestone W, 96-72 1 2 - 1.5
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 96-57 1 3 - 11.0
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 82-69 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 19 Saginaw Valley W, 57-51 1 2 - 0.5
Dec 30 at Glenville St. L, 76-68 1 4 - 2.0
Jan 3 at Lincoln Memorial L, 82-78 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 6 Newberry W, 86-67 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 88-48 1 1 - 6.0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 62-60 1 1 - 4.0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 91-66 1 2 - -
Jan 20 at Wingate W, 70-59 1 3 0 0.0
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 74-63 1 2 - 0.5
Jan 27 Coker W, 83-58 1 2 - -
Jan 31 Lincoln Memorial W, 72-64 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 3 at #14 Catawba L, 76-74 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill L, 67-65 1 3 - 1.5
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 64-57 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 103-43 1 0 - 3.0
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 84-79 1 3 - 4.0
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 87-72 1 3 - -
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 77-75 - 1 - -
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 94-60 1 1 - -
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 82-75 1 2 - 2.0
Mar 7 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W, 60-57 1 0 - 1.5
Mar 8 vs. Wingate L, 85-69 1 2 - 0.0
Mar 15 vs. Augusta W, 61-55 1 1 - 0.0
Mar 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 74-54 1 4 - 1.0
Mar 18 vs. #11 Georgia Southwestern L, 79-62 1 5 1 1.5
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 7 18.3 3.0-6.0 0.3-1.0 2.4-2.7 8.7
2022-23 29 20.6 2.0-4.7 0.6-2.0 1.4-2.0 6.0
2023-24 34 23.4 2.2-5.4 1.0-3.1 0.7-1.0 6.1
2024-25 31 27.3 4.3-9.2 1.2-3.6 1.6-2.1 11.3
Total 101 23.4 2.8-6.4 0.9-2.8 1.3-1.7 7.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 7 1 128 21-42 50.0 2-7 28.6 17-19 89.5 61
2022-23 29 8 597 59-135 43.7 17-57 29.8 40-57 70.2 175
2023-24 34 33 795 75-185 40.5 34-106 32.1 23-33 69.7 207
2024-25 31 27 846 132-286 46.2 38-112 33.9 49-65 75.4 351
Total 101 69 2366 287-648 44.3 91-282 32.3 129-174 74.1 794
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 7 128 18.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 597 20.6 4.0-9.0 1.1-3.8 29.8 2.7-3.8 11.7
2023-24 34 795 23.4 3.8-9.3 1.7-5.3 32.1 1.2-1.7 10.4
2024-25 31 846 27.3 6.2-13.5 1.8-5.3 33.9 2.3-3.1 16.6
Total 101 2366 23.4 4.9-11.0 1.5-4.8 32.3 2.2-2.9 13.4
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 7 1.1 0.9 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.3 0.4
2022-23 29 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.5
2023-24 34 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.9 1.4 2.0 0.6
2024-25 31 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.0 1.4 2.2 0.8
Total 101 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.6 1.5 1.8 0.6
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 7 1 8 6 14 22 16 16 3
2022-23 29 8 47 52 99 47 46 36 15
2023-24 34 33 39 92 131 100 47 67 21
2024-25 31 27 33 82 115 94 43 67 26
Total 101 69 127 232 359 263 152 186 65
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 3.1 3.5 6.6 3.1 3.1 2.4 1.0
2023-24 34 2.0 4.6 6.6 5.0 2.4 3.4 1.1
2024-25 31 1.6 3.9 5.4 4.4 2.0 3.2 1.2
Total 101 2.1 3.9 6.1 4.4 2.6 3.1 1.1
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 34 23.4 2.2-5.4 1.0-3.1 0.7-1.0 6.1
Conference 20 23.3 2.2-5.8 1.2-3.6 0.7-0.9 6.3
Exhibition 1 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 20.3 2.2-4.5 0.8-2.5 0.7-0.9 5.9
Away 12 26.6 2.4-6.8 1.2-3.9 0.8-1.2 6.8
Neutral 7 24.4 1.9-5.1 1.0-3.0 0.6-0.7 5.3
Result
Wins 24 22.3 2.4-5.3 1.1-3.2 0.8-1.2 6.7
Losses 10 26.0 1.8-5.7 0.8-2.9 0.3-0.5 4.7
Month
November 6 21.2 2.7-4.2 0.5-1.5 0.8-1.2 6.7
December 5 23.2 2.8-5.6 1.0-3.0 0.4-0.6 7.0
January 9 23.4 2.0-6.3 0.9-3.8 0.6-0.7 5.4
February 7 24.0 2.0-5.0 1.7-3.6 1.0-1.7 6.7
March 7 24.7 1.9-5.7 0.9-3.3 0.6-0.7 5.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 34 33 795 75-185 40.5 34-106 32.1 23-33 69.7 207
Conference 20 19 465 44-117 37.6 24-72 33.3 13-19 68.4 125
Exhibition 1 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 15 305 33-68 48.5 12-38 31.6 10-13 76.9 88
Away 12 11 319 29-81 35.8 15-47 31.9 9-15 60.0 82
Neutral 7 7 171 13-36 36.1 7-21 33.3 4-5 80.0 37
Result
Wins 24 24 535 57-128 44.5 26-77 33.8 20-28 71.4 160
Losses 10 9 260 18-57 31.6 8-29 27.6 3-5 60.0 47
Month
November 6 6 127 16-25 64.0 3-9 33.3 5-7 71.4 40
December 5 5 116 14-28 50.0 5-15 33.3 2-3 66.7 35
January 9 9 211 18-57 31.6 8-34 23.5 5-6 83.3 49
February 7 6 168 14-35 40.0 12-25 48.0 7-12 58.3 47
March 7 7 173 13-40 32.5 6-23 26.1 4-5 80.0 36
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 34 795 23.4 3.8-9.3 1.7-5.3 32.1 1.2-1.7 10.4
Conference 20 465 23.3 3.8-10.1 2.1-6.2 33.3 1.1-1.6 10.8
Exhibition 1 13 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 305 20.3 4.3-8.9 1.6-5.0 31.6 1.3-1.7 11.5
Away 12 319 26.6 3.6-10.2 1.9-5.9 31.9 1.1-1.9 10.3
Neutral 7 171 24.4 3.0-8.4 1.6-4.9 33.3 0.9-1.2 8.7
Result
Wins 24 535 22.3 4.3-9.6 1.9-5.8 33.8 1.5-2.1 12.0
Losses 10 260 26.0 2.8-8.8 1.2-4.5 27.6 0.5-0.8 7.2
Month
November 6 127 21.2 5.0-7.9 0.9-2.8 33.3 1.6-2.2 12.6
December 5 116 23.2 4.8-9.7 1.7-5.2 33.3 0.7-1.0 12.1
January 9 211 23.4 3.4-10.8 1.5-6.4 23.5 0.9-1.1 9.3
February 7 168 24.0 3.3-8.3 2.9-6.0 48.0 1.7-2.9 11.2
March 7 173 24.7 3.0-9.2 1.4-5.3 26.1 0.9-1.2 8.3
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 34 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.9 1.4 2.0 0.6
Conference 20 1.4 2.5 4.0 3.5 1.2 2.0 0.7
Exhibition 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 1.1 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.3 1.8 0.6
Away 12 1.4 3.4 4.8 3.3 1.3 2.4 0.5
Neutral 7 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 0.9
Result
Wins 24 1.3 2.7 4.0 3.1 1.3 2.0 0.7
Losses 10 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.5 1.5 1.9 0.4
Month
November 6 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.8 1.7 2.7 0.2
December 5 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.4
January 9 1.6 2.4 4.0 2.9 1.3 2.7 1.0
February 7 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.6 1.1 1.7 0.4
March 7 1.0 3.1 4.1 2.0 1.4 1.4 0.9
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 34 33 39 92 131 100 47 67 21
Conference 20 19 28 51 79 71 24 41 13
Exhibition 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Location
Home 15 15 17 29 46 48 20 27 9
Away 12 11 17 41 58 39 15 29 6
Neutral 7 7 5 22 27 13 12 11 6
Result
Wins 24 24 30 65 95 75 32 48 17
Losses 10 9 9 27 36 25 15 19 4
Month
November 6 6 5 12 17 17 10 16 1
December 5 5 4 18 22 18 7 5 2
January 9 9 14 22 36 26 12 24 9
February 7 6 9 18 27 25 8 12 3
March 7 7 7 22 29 14 10 10 6
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 34 2.0 4.6 6.6 5.0 2.4 3.4 1.1
Conference 20 2.4 4.4 6.8 6.1 2.1 3.5 1.1
Exhibition 1 0.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 2.2 3.8 6.0 6.3 2.6 3.5 1.2
Away 12 2.1 5.1 7.3 4.9 1.9 3.6 0.8
Neutral 7 1.2 5.1 6.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 1.4
Result
Wins 24 2.2 4.9 7.1 5.6 2.4 3.6 1.3
Losses 10 1.4 4.2 5.5 3.8 2.3 2.9 0.6
Month
November 6 1.6 3.8 5.4 5.4 3.1 5.0 0.3
December 5 1.4 6.2 7.6 6.2 2.4 1.7 0.7
January 9 2.7 4.2 6.8 4.9 2.3 4.5 1.7
February 7 2.1 4.3 6.4 6.0 1.9 2.9 0.7
March 7 1.6 5.1 6.7 3.2 2.3 2.3 1.4
News mentions
Four Lady Eagles earn CSC Academic All-District honors
  • Article
  • March 26, 2024
Four Lady Eagles earn CSC Academic All-District honors

For the second straight season and second time in program history, Carson-Newman honors multiple players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Basketball team which recognizes the nation’s top student athletes for their efforts on the court and in the classroom, with Makayla Alvey, Campbell Penland, Tori Rutherford and Braelyn Wykle earning a spot.

  • March 26, 2024
Georgia Southwestern outshoots C-N to win regional title
  • Article
  • March 18, 2024
Georgia Southwestern outshoots C-N to win regional title

Braelyn Wykle set the South Atlantic Conference’s single-season three-point record with her first shot of the night, but Georgia Southwestern (29-3) outscored Carson-Newman (24-10) by 23 after the first quarter to win the Southeast regional championship 79-62 on Monday night inside Goodman gymnasium.

  • March 18, 2024
Wonderful Wykle resets two records and delivers 45-point masterclass in rout of Lions
  • Article
  • March 02, 2024
Wonderful Wykle resets two records and delivers 45-point masterclass in rout of Lions

In her final home game at Holt Fieldhouse, Braelyn Wykle made it a memorable one, putting together one of the best performances in program history, scoring a career-high 45 points on a single-game record 13 three-pointers to propel Carson-Newman (20-8, 14-6 SAC) to a 34-point rout of Mars Hill (13-18, 7-13 SAC) on Senior Day.

  • March 02, 2024
Wykle scorches the net for 37 as C-N handles Wise 87-72
  • Article
  • February 21, 2024
Wykle scorches the net for 37 as C-N handles Wise 87-72

It was another vintage Braelyn Wykle (Greeneville, Tenn.) night inside the Prior Convocation Center on Wednesday evening to lead Carson-Newman (19-7, 13-5 SAC) to a 87-72 road win over UVA Wise (11-15, 7-11).

  • February 21, 2024
Lady Eagles welcome Pioneers back to Mossy Creek
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  • February 12, 2024
Lady Eagles welcome Pioneers back to Mossy Creek

Securing a 10th conference victory last time out, Carson-Newman (16-7, 10-5 SAC) stays home looking to extend a 12-game home winning streak Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse against South Atlantic Conference foe Tusculum (3-18, 1-14 SAC).

  • February 12, 2024
Quality second half defense the key to C-N’s 64-57 win over Lenoir-Rhyne
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  • February 10, 2024
Quality second half defense the key to C-N’s 64-57 win over Lenoir-Rhyne

Behind stout second half defense and a near triple-double from Makayla Alvey, Carson-Newman (16-7, 10-5 SAC) ended a two-game skid with a 64-57 home win over Lenoir-Rhyne (16-7, 11-4 SAC) on Saturday afternoon inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • February 10, 2024
Lady Eagles look to maintain home success Saturday against the Bears
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  • February 09, 2024
Lady Eagles look to maintain home success Saturday against the Bears

Returning home to the friendly confines of Holt Fieldhouse, Carson-Newman (15-7, 9-5 SAC) faces off with Lenoir-Rhyne (16-6, 11-3 SAC) for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • February 09, 2024
Lions comeback, stun Lady Eagles at the buzzer
  • Article
  • February 07, 2024
Lions comeback, stun Lady Eagles at the buzzer

Leading by 20 points halfway through the third quarter, Carson-Newman (15-7, 9-5 SAC) was unable to maintain the second halftime lead falling at the buzzer to Mars Hill (12-11, 6-7 SAC) 67-65 on Wednesday evening inside Stanford Arena.

  • February 07, 2024
Third-quarter eruption leads to program record for steals and 74-62 win over Emory & Henry
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  • January 24, 2024
Third-quarter eruption leads to program record for steals and 74-62 win over Emory & Henry

Breaking the program record for steals in a game, Carson-Newman (13-5, 7-3 SAC) erupted for 38 third quarter points, more than it had in the other three quarters combined to down Emory & Henry (8-10, 3-7 SAC) 74-62 on Wednesday night inside the King Center.

  • January 24, 2024
C-N caps road swing with trip to Emory & Henry
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  • January 23, 2024
C-N caps road swing with trip to Emory & Henry

Staying on the road, Carson-Newman (12-5, 6-3 SAC) heads to Emory & Henry (8-9, 3-6 SAC) for a South Atlantic Conference contest Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. inside the King Center.

  • January 23, 2024
Mincey becomes program’s winningest coach, Taylor scores 1000th career point in C-N’s rout of UVA Wise
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  • January 18, 2024
Mincey becomes program’s winningest coach, Taylor scores 1000th career point in C-N’s rout of UVA Wise

Defeating UVA Wise (7-10, 3-6 SAC) 91-66 on Thursday afternoon, 13th year head coach Mike Mincey became the program’s winningest coach, passing Eddie Carter for most wins in program history, helping the Lady Eagles win for a ninth straight time at home this season.

  • January 18, 2024
Harassing defense drives C-N to rout of Wasps
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  • January 10, 2024
Harassing defense drives C-N to rout of Wasps

Tying the program record for steals in a game with 24, Carson-Newman (10-4, 4-2 SAC) harassed Emory & Henry (7-8, 2-5 SAC) to stay unbeaten at home this season with an 88-48-win Wednesday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 10, 2024
Wykle breaks scoring record, but C-N falls at Glenville State
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  • December 30, 2023
Wykle breaks scoring record, but C-N falls at Glenville State

Despite Braelyn Wykle breaking the Carson-Newman women’s basketball scoring record, Carson-Newman (8-3) was unable to overcome a 9-0 Glenville State (8-4) run to end the first half, falling 76-68 Saturday afternoon inside the Waco Center.

  • December 30, 2023
Rutherford’s triple double highlights C-N’s 96-57 beatdown of Tusculum
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  • December 13, 2023
Rutherford’s triple double highlights C-N’s 96-57 beatdown of Tusculum

Scoring 13 points, dishing out 11 assists and grabbing 10 rebounds, Tori Rutherford (Rutledge, Tenn.) recorded Carson-Newman’s first triple-double in nearly a decade and helped lead the Lady Eagles to their fifth straight win and first road win of the season against Tusculum 96-57, Wednesday evening inside Pioneer Arena.

  • December 13, 2023
SAC play begins with Saints coming to Holt
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  • December 08, 2023
SAC play begins with Saints coming to Holt

After ten days off Carson-Newman (5-1) looks to remain unbeaten at home this season when it welcomes Limestone (5-2, 1-0) to Holt Fieldhouse for the Lady Eagles’ South Atlantic Conference opener.

  • December 08, 2023
Taylor, Wykle feast against Bulldogs, win by 29
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  • November 21, 2023
Taylor, Wykle feast against Bulldogs, win by 29

For the third time this season and second in a row, Carson-Newman (4-1) dominated its opponent from start to finish, never trailing in a 93-64 dominating win over the Wingate Bulldogs on Tuesday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • November 21, 2023
Lady Hurricanes down C-N in GSW Classic
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  • November 17, 2023
Lady Hurricanes down C-N in GSW Classic

In the first all-time meeting between Carson-Newman and Georgia Southwestern, it was the home team coming out on top, with the Lady Hurricanes holding on for a 62-58 win inside of the Storm Dome on Friday night in Americus, Georgia.

  • November 17, 2023
Defense straps, Lady Eagles hold off Bearcats in season opener
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  • November 12, 2023
Defense straps, Lady Eagles hold off Bearcats in season opener

Led by three double figure scorers and solid defense, Carson-Newman (1-0) was able to overcome shooting woes and get past Lander (0-1) in the SAC/PBC challenge to begin the 2023-24 season.

  • November 12, 2023
Lady Eagles host SAC/PBC Challenge to begin season
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  • November 09, 2023
Lady Eagles host SAC/PBC Challenge to begin season

The 2023-24 season officially gets underway this weekend as Carson-Newman plays as host to the SAC/PBC challenge beginning on Saturday with a matchup versus Lander at 5:30 p.m., followed by a meeting with USC Aiken on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

  • November 09, 2023
Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball Backcourt Position Previews
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  • October 24, 2023
Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball Backcourt Position Previews

As the Lady Eagles get ready for the 2023-24 season, it is time to preview the roster with a look at the backcourt with junior Campbell Penland (Sevierville, Tenn.).

  • October 24, 2023