MEMPHIS, Tenn. - East Tennessee State women's basketball (1-5, 0-0 SoCon) fell to Memphis (3-3, 0-0 AAC) 54-60 on Saturday afternoon.

NOTABLES

• Paige Lyons, the redshirt senior guard, collected a season-high 14 points, reaching the team-high of 4-7 in field goals and going 5-7 at the line, for her third game of the season in double-digits.  Lyons also tallied two rebounds and one steal.
• Graduate guard Anala Nelson tallied double-digit points for her second consecutive appearance, reaching 14 by the game-high of 8-10 from the line.  Nelson tacked on four rebounds, three assists and three steals for her fourth consecutive game with three or more assists.
• Kennedy Younkin, the sophomore forward, boasted 10 rebounds, seven defensive and three offensive, for the first Buc to reach double-digit rebounds since Meghan Downing at Lipscomb in 2024.  Younkin added on four points against the Tigers.
• Following Younkin's rebounding efforts were freshman guard SaBreya Monsanto with seven and senior forward Meghan Downing and sophomore guard Jaidyn Harper with six apiece.  
• Nine of 14 members of the Bucs collected multiple points in the contest while 12 of 14 saw action.
• The team totaled 54 points, 45 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and one block.

GAME FLOW
Q1

• The Bucs led through the first with 10 points, holding the Tigers to just two made field goals.
• Nelson led from the line, going 4-4 on free throws, while Monsanto and Downing collected three rebounds each.

Q2

• Five members of the squad collected multiple points through the second frame, with sophomore guard Lucy Hood leading with three.
• The team posted 11 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two assists.

Q3

• The Bucs shot 90% from the free throw line with nine made on 10 attempts, with 11 rebounds.
• Downing recorded the lone block of the contest for the Bucs, moving to just five blocks from the all-time career lead at East Tennessee State.
• Monsanto, Younkin and Lyons all went 2-2 from the line.

Q4

• Lyons helped the Bucs outscore the Tigers in the fourth frame with 10 points, going 3-3 from field goal range with one rebound and one steal.
• ETSU outscored Memphis in points from paint (8-4) and second chance points (2-0). 

UP NEXT
ETSU returns to action in an MTE in Louisville, Ky. over November 28-30, with contests against Bellarmine, Louisville and Eastern Illinois.