MONTREAT, N.C. – Even though the 15th-ranked Bryan College women's basketball team struggled to get going offensively on Monday night, the Lions made a tremendous effort on the defensive end, allowing the Montreat College Cavaliers only 20 points in the first half, including a mere six points in the second quarter alone. Montreat outscored Bryan 12-11 in the third frame and again in the final quarter 24-22, but the late surge by the Cavaliers came up short, as the Lions picked up the 60-56 Appalachian Athletic Conference victory. Bryan is No. 1 in the conference standings at 21-0 in the AAC and 23-1 overall after dropping Montreat to 10th in the standings at 9-12 in conference play and 10-14 overall. It marked the 22nd consecutive win for the Lions. Only five conference games stand between the Lions and the end of the regular-season, and they will be crucial with the (RV) Milligan College (Tenn.) Buffaloes trailing just two games behind (19-2 AAC, 21-4).
