Mighty Oaks Hand Lady Bearcats First Loss of the Season

KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The Rust College women's basketball program ran out of gas in the fourth quarter and fell for the first time of the 2023-24 campaign on Saturday at the NAIA The Show tournament, falling to the (RV) Oakland City Mighty Oaks in the hotel ballroom, 67-55.

The Basics:

• Score
  • #23 Rust – 55
  • (RV) Oakland City – 67

• Records
  • #23 Rust (7-1, 0-0 Gulf Coast)
  • (RV) Oakland City (3-4, 0-0 River States)

• Location
  • Kingsport, Tennessee – MeadowView Resort

• Series History (Since 2016-17)
  • Oakland City Leads 1-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2016-17)
  • Oakland City (W1) | Rust's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Diamond Sweats was the producer of more than one-third of the Lady Bearcats' offense on the evening, dropping a game-high 20 of the team's 55 points (36.4%) on 7-of-16 (43.8%) and going 5-for-7 (71.4%) from beyond the arc on top of four boards, two steals, and two dimes.

• Amelya Hatch was the top rebounder and assister for Coach Jackson at five and three, respectively, while being the second-best scorer with nine points.

• Blesseth Dillingham and Zoe Alexander were the steals co-leaders swiping three apiece to go along with Karyn Ford plus Niya McGuire contributing seven points each.

Next:

• The Lady Bearcats will look to bounce back into the win column on Thursday in the Music City as it takes on Fisk during the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener at 5 p.m. inside Henderson Gymnasium.

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