GREENWOOD – Ty'hesha Reynolds tied a Lander women's basketball record for points in a game with 41 and the Bearcats rode a 22-0 first quarter run, beating No. 23 ranked Clayton State University 92-71 in Peach Belt Conference action Wednesday night at Horne Arena.

Lander extended its home-court winning streak to 11 games dating back to the 2015-16 season, improving to 8-3 overall, 2-1 in the PBC.

The Lakers fell to 9-3, 1-2.

Reynolds split defenders and made a layup at the buzzer to tie the record set by Lorain Truesdale against Georgia College in the 1992-93 season as well as Aarika Judge at UNC Pembroke Dec. 17, 2012.

Reynolds, a senior guard, made 15 of 27 shots from the floor including six of 11 from behind the arc, easily surpassing her previous career high of 32 points set as a freshman also against Clayton State.

Breshay Johnson added her sixth double-double of the season for Lander, with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Despite having four fouls, the senior center drew four charges in the fourth quarter.

Mylea McKenith added 13 points for the Bearcats, Tabitha Dailey contributed eight points and nine rebounds, and Destinee Langford led Lander with five assists.

Ashley Cunningham paced the Lakers with 16 points on seven of 10 shooting, Tierra Johnson added 15 points, Monica Alexander scored 13 points, and Rayven Thomas led the visitors with eight rebounds.

The Bearcats exploded with a 22-0 run in the first quarter, turning a 5-4 deficit at the 8:50 mark into a 26-5 lead with 1:39 to go. Reynolds scored seven points, McKenith added six points, Langford contributed five points, and Johnson scored twice. Langford and Reynolds each had 3s, and McKenith had a steal and layup during the run. Clayton State went eight minutes without scoring. Lander led 26-11 going into the second period.

Reynolds hit another 3 for a 32-14 lead and the Bearcats went up by 20 points, 37-17, on Victoria Baldwin's free throw just inside six minutes left until halftime.

The Lakers used a 16-6 run to pull within 43-33 in the final seconds of the first half. But Reynolds hit a 3 at the buzzer to give Lander a 46-33 advantage at the intermission.

The Bearcats increased their lead to 57-39 with 6:33 left in the third quarter on Jessica Harris's 3.

Harris's bounce pass to Johnson for a layup was part of a 6-0 run as Lander's lead grew to 66-42 with 3:17 to go in the third. Reynolds made her fifth 3, giving the Bearcats a 69-45 advantage at the two-minute mark.

Another 3 by Reynolds helped Lander take a 74-51 lead going into the final quarter.

McKenith's jumper gave the Bearcats their largest lead of the game at 27 points, 78-51, in the first minute of the fourth period.

Reynolds made a steal and layup, reaching her career-high 33 points to give Lander an 84-63 lead with 3:39 left before adding eight more points in the final three-plus minutes.