ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Despite a career night for J'Mani Ingram, the Eagles fell to the Bulldogs Saturday evening, 57-46. The freshman played 31 minutes in her first collegiate start, leading the way with 13 points, two assists and two steals. Myra Strickland also finished in double-figures, finishing with 12.

WINTHROP (6-15, 5-13 BSC)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
J'Mani Ingram (13 points, 2 assists, 2 steals)
Myra Strickland (12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists)
Anika Riley (6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists)

ASHEVILLE (10-10, 9-6 BSC)
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Nadiria Evans (14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists)
Amaryah Corpening (11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal)
Kai Carter (9 points, 6 rebounds)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 FIRST QUARTER
·     J'Mani Ingram made her first collegiate start
·     The Eagles took a 4-0 lead off back-to-back buckets from Myra Strickland and Sydney Hunter
·     Asheville's Kai Carter responded with a 3-pointer to close the gap
·     J'Mani Ingram got on the board to make it a three point game, but another Kai Carter triple on the next possession tied the contest at six apiece.
·     Two good free throws from Anika Riley regained the lead for the Eagles, 8-6
·     A 5-0 run for the Bulldogs put them up 11-8
·     Sierra Hunter had the final four points for the Eagles, putting in a layup with 10 seconds remaining to carry a two-point edge into the second quarter, 14-12

SECOND QUARTER
·     Kai Carter fouled Tori Hall to open the quarter, the sophomore made both, making it a two-possession game in favor of Winthrop, 16-12
·     A 10-2 run for the Bulldogs put them ahead, 22-18
·     Myra Strickland drained a triple at the 5:04 mark and the Eagles would be held scoreless the remainder of the half
·     Asheville ended the half on a 9-0 run, taking a seven-point lead into the locker room, 28-21

THIRD QUARTER
·     Kai Carter opened the half with a triple to extend Asheville's lead
·     J'Mani Ingram and Anika Riley responded with back-to-back baskets to make it a 31-25 game
·     Asheville took a 13-point lead off a Faith Adams 3-pointer, 38-25
·     Ingram recorded eight of Winthrop's last 10 points in the quarter
·     The Bulldogs held a 43-37 edge with 10 minutes to play

FOURTH QUARTER
·     Myra Strickland and Nadiria Evans exchanged baskets to open the final 10 minutes of play, Asheville kept a six-point lead, 45-39
·     Strickland hit a big triple to make it a one-possession game with 7:43 remaining, 45-42
·     A 12-4 run to close out the contest lifted Asheville over Winthrop 57-46

THE NUMBERS

• Winthrop was beat on the boards once again, 37-24
• The Eagles turned the ball over 12 times, resulting in 13 points for the Bulldogs
• Asheville committed 15 turnovers, with the Eagles scoring 12 points off those mistakes
• Winthrop finished the contest shooting 32.7 percent from the field, 22.2 percent from deep and 62.5 percent from the free throw line.
• Asheville shot 38.6 percent on the evening, 45.8 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 from the charity stripe
• With 16 rebounds in the last two contests against the Bulldogs, Anika Riley is just 33 rebounds away from 7^th place on the all-time rebounds list

 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return to Rock Hill to play host to the Presbyterian Blue Hose to close out the regular season on Feb. 25 and 26. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. both nights. Winthrop and PC split the series in 2019-20, with the home team winning on their own floor. Presbyterian has won seven of the last 10 meetings.