Colorado College's comeback effort came up short as the University of Lynchburg defeated the Tigers, 76-64, in the Emory Holiday Inn Tip Off Classic on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta.

CC utilized an 11-3 run midway through the third quarter to erase a seven-point deficit and take a 44-43 lead on a pair of made free throws by junior guard McKenzee Gertz with 5:10 remaining on the clock. However, that proved to be the Tigers' only lead of the game.

Colorado College pulled to within 58-57 on a Gertz layup with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter, but Erin Green drained a 3-pointer with 6:36 remaining to help ignite an 8-0 Lynchburg run and it never looked back.

Gertz led the Tigers with a season-high 22 points, which included 4-for-9 effort from long range. She also added eight rebounds and went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

Green gave the Hornets a 33-23 lead late in the second quarter on a layup, but senior guard Nia Duplain's free throw cut the lead to just four points with 24 seconds left in the half. Green made a pair of free throws with two seconds on the clock to give Lynchburg a 35-29 lead at halftime.

Green scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and 7-of-8 shooting from the free throw line. The sophomore forward also had a game-high 12 rebounds and added four assists.

Colorado College slipped to 0-2 on the season, while Lynchburg evened its record at 2-2.

Colorado College Notes
Duplain led the team with 10 rebounds and added 12 points for her third career double-double.
Anna Fanelli scored 12 points and dished out a team-high four assists.
Talia Cloud finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Tigers forced 15 turnovers, which led to 19 points.
 
Lynchburg Notes
Alissa Smalls scored 11 points and dished out a game-high six assists.
Abby Oguich finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
Lexi Hall and Maggie Quarles each contributed nine points.
The Hornets shot nearly 42 percent from the floor on 23-of-55 shooting, including a 31.8 percent (7-22) from long range.
 
Up Next
The Tigers face host Emory University in the final game of the Holiday Inn Tip Off Classic at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at Agnes Scott College.