ROCK HILL, S.C. -  The 5E seeded Paine College Lady Lions fell in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament to 1E seeded Benedict College, 82-62, on Wednesday evening in the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.

Paine was led by junior forward Keondra Archie (Eastover, S.C.) who finished with a team-high 18 points and six rebounds off the bench. Junior guard Briona Andrews (Hampton, GA) was the only other double-digit scorer as she finished with 13 points and four boards in the losing effort.

The Lady Tigers were led by Ay'Anna Bey who ended the night with a double-double as she scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Team Stats

• Paine connected on 22-of-52 (42.3 percent) from the field, while the Benedict hit 24-of-59 (40.7 percent).
• PC sank 4-of-16 from behind the arc, while BC made 7-of-23 from three point range
• The Lady Lions bench outscored the Lady Tigers bench 44-32
• Benedict won the battle on the boards 39-27

First Half

• Archie scored nine points to lead the Lady Lions
• BC out-rebounded PC 20-15
• Benedict went into the locker rooms leading 40-27

Second Half

• The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Lions 42-35 in the half
• PC outscored BC 18-15 in the 3rd quarter
• Archie scored nine of her team-high 18
• Andrews scored all of her 10 points

The Lady Lions finish the season 8-18 overall, but returns an entire team in 2020-2021.