Batesville,AR. - 1/26/2012- The Lyon College Women's Basketball team upsets the No. 1 team in the Nation Freed-Hardeman University tonight in Becknell Gymnasium defeating the Lions 48-43. The Lions currently sit at No. 2 in TranSouth Conference play with a record of 6-1 while the Scots are sitting No. 3 with a record of 5-2. The Scots are now 16-5 overall.

The Scots were lead this evening by Junior guard Phagen Altom with 16 points, going 5-9 from the field and shooting a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. Senior forward Lauren Ramsey picked up her second double-double scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Junior forward Suzanne Fincham dished in 11 points shooting 5-7 from the field.

The Scots shot 51% from the field and a perfect 100% from the free throw line. Freed-Hardeman was led this evening by starting guard Ashley Tate producing for the Lions with 10 points. Despite the 22-10 turnover ratio the Scots battled defensively keeping the Lions to shooting only 30% from the field. The Scots also out rebounded the Lions 37-27.

Assistant Coach Julie Church commented after the exhilarating win stating "Tonight was just a great team effort. We had big plays from several people. Our defense was on another level tonight and we really did a good job of slowing down their leading scorer, Natalie Shumpert. Phagen was on her most of the night and did a great job. We also out rebounded them by ten. That was a big key for us going into the game and we did a good job keeping them off of the offensive boards. I'm just so proud of our team and the way they prepared this week. This was a big win for our program over the No. 1 team in the nation".

The Scots are back in Transouth Conference action as they travel to Mississippi this Saturday January 28^th at 2pm to battle the Blue Mountain Toppers. Go Scots!