DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Briana Hardee's 20 points led four Bethune-Cookman players in double figures Sunday afternoon as the Lady Wildcats downed Grand Canyon 69-60 in Historic Moore Gym.

Chasimmie Brown posted a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double, Brianna Battle 14 points and Ashanti Hunt 11 for Bethune-Cookman, who outscored Grand Canyon 27-7 in the third quarter.

Hardee and Brown scored 11 points on a 13-0 run that gave Bethune-Cookman (4-2) a  41-33 lead with 2:57 remaining in the third period. After a Grand Canyon (2-6) basket, the Lady Wildcats went on another 13-0 run that made it 54-35 on a Hardee jumper with 7:46 to play.

Grand Canyon closed to 59-55 on two August Touchard free throws with 3:35 left, but Battle, a freshman, made consecutive three-pointers to push Bethune-Cookman's lead back to 69-59.

The Antelopes had a 26-21 lead late in the first half, but Hunt sank a half-court buzzer beater that closed the deficit to 26-24 at halftime.
Brie Mobley led the Antelopes with 18 points.

Bethune-Cookman hosts Palm Beach Atlantic next Sunday.

HEAD COACH VANESSA BLAIR-LEWIS

" This was a big game to rebound after two losses that exposed us defensively." 

"We weren't gettingscoring production from positions and that hurt us with the defensive effort."

"Bri Battle is one of our best on-ball defenders, but we also needed to put more points on the floor."

"Third quarter was big for us, scoring in transition."

"Hardee put the team on her back and hit the open jumpers and lay-ups."

"Ashanti knows her best attribute is guarding their best guard."

"The more non-conference wins, the better."

BRIANA HARDEE
"Third quarter was huge. It wasn't about me, it was the team. We wanted to get a comfortable lead."

BRIANNA BATTLE
"I had confidence taking those shots. I have big shoes to fill as a freshman."

NOTES:  The 27-point third quarter was B-CU's highest scoring quarter this year...B-CU was 11-18 (61.5 percent) from the field in the third and 6-11 (54.5) in the fourth...This was the third time this season B-CU had a double-figure (+14) rebound advantage...Hardee and Battle were both making their first starts...Brown has been in double figure scoring all six games; this was her second double-double...Battle had eight assists.