FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood put on a clinic from the three-point line as the Winthrop women's basketball team fell to the Lancers 85-58 Sunday afternoon.
 
Winthrop (2-14, 0-5) | Longwood (9-10, 6-2)
Jan. 23, 2022 | Willett Hall Longwood 85, Winthrop 58

How it Happened
First Quarter | Longwood started off well with a 7-2 lead before consecutive J'Mani Ingram layups cut the lead to a single point. The Lancers scored consecutive baskets of their own to regain a five-point lead. Sierra Hunter converted a layup of her own, but Longwood quickly extended their lead to 16-8. Winthrop continued to play hard, but back-to-back-to-back three pointers from the Lancers gave the home team a 25-13 lead. The Eagles then went on a 7-0 run, capped off by a Leonor Paisana three pointer, to close out the first period.

Second Quarter | The teams went back and forth early with a Hunter layup keeping Winthrop within four points at 30-26. However, the Lancers came back with an 11-0 run that included three three pointers to seize control of the contest. The Eagles got the game back to single digits on a three pointer from Myra Strickland before Longwood scored the final two points of the half to go into the locker room with an eleven-point lead.
 
Third Quarter | The Lancers quickly extended their lead to 52-36 on yet another three pointer. Winthrop stayed within 13 when Ingram made back-to-back layups, but Longwood continued to press the accelerator and took a 60-42 lead heading into the final stanza.

Fourth Quarter | Winthrop continued to play hard and fight, but it just wasn't enough. The teams scored back and forth for several minutes as the Lancers took a 68-49 lead with just less than six minutes to play in the contest. A Strickland free throw kept the margin at eighteen points at 70-52, but Longwood quickly extended the lead to 77-52 and cruised to the finish line from there. Statistical Standouts

• J'Mani Ingram (18 points, 8-11 FG, four rebounds, one assist, one steal)
• Myra Strickland (14 points, two rebounds, three assists)
• Sierra Hunter (eight points, four rebounds, two steals)
• Tori Hall (season-high six points, career-high nine rebounds, career-high six assists)

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