MARIETTA, GA — The Life University Women's Basketball team opened their post-season with a statement.

A 50 point statement to be exact.

The Running Eagles defeated the Cumberland University Pheonix in the Mid-South play-in game on Monday. 

Just a few weeks prior, the Running Eagles defeated on the Phoenix on Senior Night. They would look to show more of the same, however, Cumberland would stay in close quarters. In the first quarter, the women started out modestly, closing out the first with a seven point lead. 

Then, things would shift in favor of Life U. The Women started to get ahead, with an 18-point lead. Tierra Lindsey and Sydni Tears took charge early, tallying up double-digits in scoring. Tears would be a point shy of 20, and Lindsey in the teens as well. 

The Phoenix were outscored by the Running Eagles by 23 points, which was less than what Tears and Lindsey combined in scoring throughout the first two quarters. 

In the third, Cumberland would fall to a score margin of nearly 30 by at the halfway mark. The Women reached the 60-point mark. Tears would be shy of 30 points entering the fourth, and Lindsey shy of 20. 

The Women scored 37 points total in the fourth quarter, closing out with a win 99-49. 

Tears and Lindsey combined for 55 points, over half of the points scored in the entirety of the game. Kiana Glenn also finished with double-digits, with 10 points. Defensive efforts come from Maeisha Teasley who finished with four steals; as a team, the Running Eagles tallied up 19 steals, and 16 points off of the fast break.

The Women would shoot 49.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75.8 percent from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT 

The Women will face No. 1 Campbellsville on Friday, 3/6 at 2PM EST. 

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