Lady Bruins eliminated in A-Sun semifinals, 77-63

Despite a solid showing in the first half against ETSU, the Lady Bruins failed to carry momentum into the second half and fell to the Lady Bucs, 77-63.

It looked like ETSU, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, would run away with it early in the game as the Lady Bucs jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead. But the Lady Bruins put on a run of their own and after two buckets by freshman Alyssa Visbeen, Belmont held a 21-19 lead. The two teams exchanged baskets until halftime when ETSU went into the break up by a point, 30-29.

In the second half, the Lady Bucs came out firing.  Back-to-back threes to open the half created a gap that Belmont couldn’t close.

Belmont sophomore Haley Nelson had an outstanding second half, scoring all 16 of her points in the last 20 minutes.  She also finished with 12 rebounds.  Sophomore Cacey Burtnett added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

The Lady Bruins finish the season 15-15.