Box Score Siloam Springs, Arkansas –
Linda Brice scored 21 points and
Megan Nestor recorded a double-double, but the Flying Queens suffered defeat to John Brown (8-3, 5-0 SAC) 92-57.
The first quarter was won by Wayland Baptist (6-2, 3-1 SAC) with the score at 15-9, but the Queens couldn't hold the lead in large part to the Golden Eagles hitting 18 three pointers and only 19 missed shots the entire game.
Megan Nestor had another big game off the bench, this time posting a 15 point and 14 rebound double-double.
Linda Brice went for 21 points and 5 rebounds, and she also led the Queens in steals with 4.
It was the Queens first conference loss of the season after playing in a few nail-biters to start conference play, but Coach
Jason Cooper is confident his team will learn from this game and grow from it.
Coach Cooper stated, "I am disappointed in the outcome of the game no doubt. We still have a lot that we need to get better at. We've been flirting with disaster the last couple of weeks, and it finally came to a head."
"You either win or learn lessons. All we can do is take this lesson and grow from it," said Coach Cooper.
Next up for the Queens is a matchup with the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State University (0-6, 0-4 SAC) on Tuesday night. Tip is set for 6:00 PM.
