DAYTON, Tenn. – The Brewton-Parker Lady Barons hit the road and headed north to Dayton, Tenn. to take part in the 2021 Bryan College Classic for the weekend. BPC faced the hosting Lions on Friday night.

The Lady Barons (3-1) came up short against the Lions (1-0) in the 84-80 loss which was the first of two games for the weekend.

Head Coach Steve Edwards expressed his thoughts after the game. "We battled tonight against a really good program," Edwards said. "Bryan is a well-coached group with really good players."

"We as a group have to be better defensively and we have to make the necessary plays during the tough moments," Edwards added. "We are learning what it takes to be a good team and tonight's experience will help us to become better."

How It Happened

• The Lions opened the first quarter scoring from the charity stripe before Micah Bess opened the scoring for the Lady Barons to give BPC the early one-point lead. After a few back-and-forth efforts to produce a few lead changes, the game was equalized at 8-8 as well as 10-10 before Bryan managed to control the scoreline for the rest of the period. The Lions closed out the first quarter with a 15-14 lead.
• In the second quarter, Bryan continued to claim hold of the lead as they found an offensive spark to boost their advantage to double-digits. The Lions' lead got as high as 14 points late into the quarter before they closed out the half with a 39-28 lead at the break.
• Bryan quickly moved their lead to 15 to open the third quarter but Brewton-Parker continued to battle to pull within a single-digit deficit. The Lions continued to hold their lead into the fourth quarter.
• The Lady Barons held their own for the opening few minutes of the fourth quarter and eventually found themselves just three points back after back-to-back three-pointers from Angel McRae and Keonya Mincey. Bryan managed to respond and pull away back into the double-digits. Brewton-Parker built a comeback effort with just about two minutes remaining to pull within two buckets, but the efforts fell short. The Lions eventually secured the 84-80 victory.

Inside The Statistics

• A total of four Lady Barons gathered double-digit points with McRae garnering her fourth-consecutive double-double performance, scoring 14 points while gathering 11 rebounds. Alexia Galloway gathered 13 points with both Samerria Bryant and Sy-Marieona Williams picking up 12 each.
• Bryant led the team with seven of the 20 assists for the Lady Barons.
• As a team, Brewton-Parker shot for 41% (32-of-78) from the field and 33/3% (10-of-30) from beyond the three-point line. The Lady Barons were also 6-of-12 from the charity stripe.
• Bryan narrowly outrebounded Brewton-Parker 38-36.
• The Lady Barons led in assists 20-15.

Other Notables

• Brewton-Parker led 9-6 in steals while also recording five fewer turnovers than Bryan's 18 on the night.
• Both teams recorded two blocks apiece.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker returns on Saturday with a 2 p.m.  ET matchup against Reinhardt (Ga.) to close out the Bryan College Classic.