Williamsburg, KY – Channing Lewis recorded her third career double-double, while Kassie Monday tied her career-high with eight assists as the (RV) Cumberlands women's basketball team defeated Freed-Hardeman 71-55 Monday night on Randy Vernon Court.  With the win, UC improves to 18-10 on the season and 12-8 in conference play, while the Lions move to 18-10 overall and 10-10 in conference play.

Lewis got off to a fast start recording a double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds in the first half.  The freshman closed out the game with 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and five blocks.  Kassie Monday netted a game-high 23 points, while tying her career-high of eight assists, which she did earlier this season against Campbellsville.  Abbi Douglas chipped in 11 points as Kaylie Monday added four rebounds and a pair of steals.

The two teams traded buckets to open the game before consecutive layups from Lewis and Kassie Monday put UC in front 6-2 early in the first quarter.  The Patriots continued to lead over the next several minutes as Kaylie Monday found Destiny Haworth for a three-pointer extending their lead to 11-7 midway through the opening period.  Kassie Monday added a late layup, however, Freed-Hardeman scored the final four points of the quarter to take a 14-13 edge.

Reagan Floyd drained a three-pointer to spark a 7-2 run to open the second quarter extending the Lions lead to 21-15 with 7:26 left.  Cumberlands battled back with Lewis leading the charge as she pulled up and drained a three-pointer, before finding Kassie Monday for a breakaway layup.  Douglas added a layup as Lewis hit her second from behind-the-arc to even the score at 25-25 with 1:36 left.  Freed-Hardeman took a two-pointer lead, however, Kassie Monday drained a triple at buzzer to give UC a 28-27 advantage at the break.

The Patriots opened the third quarter with Kassie Monday dishing out three straight assists, while Douglas scored five straight to make it 35-27, two minutes in.  Just over a minute later Haworth drove and converted a layup to push the lead to double-digits at 40-29.  Freed-Hardeman went on a 10-2 run before Casey Coleman converted a three-point play to give the Patriots a 45-39 edge with 2:18 left.  Kassie Monday added four of Cumberlands final six points in the quarter to take a 50-43 lead into the final period.

Lillie Hall provided a spark in the fourth quarter with four points in just over a minute.  The teams traded baskets over the next several minutes until a Kassie Monday layup sparked an 8-0 run, that included four points from Douglas to extend the lead to 66-50 with 3:22 remaining.  Kassie Monday and Lewis combined for Cumberlands final five points for the 71-55 final.

With the win, UC improves to 15-2 at home this season and the 12 conference wins are the most for UC since the 2013-14 season when they won 13 MSC games.  Cumberlands also shot 50.0% (27-54) from the field in the win.

The Patriots will return to the court Thursday when travel to McKenzie, TN to face Bethel.  Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET with live stats available here and live video available here.

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