Rock Hill, S.C. – Despite Winthrop leading the entire second half, the visiting Seahawks of UNC-Wilmington staged a comeback with less than two minutes left in regulation and the Eagles eventually fell in overtime by a final score of 66-58 on Wednesday night.
Winthrop (4-4) | UNC-Wilmington (2-4)
Nov. 29, 2023 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 58, UNC-Wilmington 66 (OT)
How it Happened
First Quarter | UNCW scored first to start the night but
Ronaltha Marc made a layup on the next play to tie it at two at the 8:03 mark. The visitors scored 13 straight points to take a 15-2 lead with less than five minutes remaining while holding the Eagles scoreless for nearly five minutes. Winthrop then answered back with a 7-0 run to make it a six-point game at 15-9 with 1:34 remaining in the frame while holding the Seahawks scoreless for four minutes.
Angel Burgos's three-pointer capped the run. UNCW ended the quarter with a layup to lead 17-9 after 10 minutes of play.
Second Quarter | Marc hit a free throw to open the scoring in the quarter for both teams at the 8:38 mark. UNCW made a layup a few plays later to go up nine but Marc hit a fast break layup of her own to cut the margin to seven once again with 4:38 remaining. After two more UNCW free throws a few seconds later, 10 straight points scored by the Eagles made it 21-20 in favor of the Seahawks going into the break. Marc capped off the run with a layup on the fast break with nearly a minute left.
Third Quarter |
Marissa Gasaway immediately gave the Eagles their first lead of the game at 23-21 on a layup and a free throw to start the second half. UNCW tied it a few plays later but a
Blessing Okoh layup at the 6:36 mark put Winthrop back on top. Then two scores by Marc and a layup by
Prunelle Mungo extended the lead to seven at 31-24 with less than three minutes left in the quarter while also holding the Seahawks to just one field goal in the frame. At the end of the frame, Winthrop led 31-27.
Fourth Quarter |
Nyah Stallings gave Winthrop a six-point lead on a fast break layup nearly a minute into the fourth quarter. The visitors hit four free throws to cut the lead to two at 33-31 with less than eight minutes left. Gasaway then took the lead up to four with two free throws of her own immediately thereafter. UNCW answered with a layup but Gasaway came up big again by scoring and drawing a foul. The ensuing free throw put the Eagles up five at 38-33 with nearly five minutes left. This was the Eagles first field goal in more than three minutes. The Seahawks hit a layup a few plays later but so did Gasaway, restoring Winthrop's five-point margin. Following the final media timeout of the game, Marc hit a free throw to go up six at 41-35 with less than five minutes remaining. The two teams split the next six baskets, leaving Winthrop still up six at 47-41 with 1:52 left. The Seahawks made it a two-point game with 12 seconds left by scoring five quick points but
Jada Ryce hit two free throws to go up four. UNCW drained another triple with three seconds only to have Ryce put Winthrop up three with three seconds to go but UNCW was fouled shooting a three two seconds later. They made all three free throws, forcing overtime.
OT | Winthrop never recovered in the extra session. Gasaway started the extra session with a layup on Winthrop's first possession but the Seahawks went up one on an and-one on their first try, giving them the lead for good. UNCW then hit a triple and two layups to go up seven at 61-54 with nearly a minute left, sealing the contest.
Statistical Standouts (Team)
- Winthrop moves to 602-895 all-time as a program.
- Winthrop moves to 345-322 all-time at home.
- This was Winthrop's first overtime game since defeating Radford at home on Feb. 6, 2021 by a final score of 63-59.
- There were a combined eight ties and four lead changes.
- Winthrop shot nearly 90 percent from the free throw line in the third quarter.
- Winthrop shot 42% from the field in the third quarter.
- Winthrop held the Seahawks to a combined two field goals in the second and third quarters.
- Four Eagles played more than 30 minutes.
- Three Eagles had three or more steals.
- This is Marc's four game this season in double figures in points.
- She also set a career-high in points with 19 and steals with three.
- This is Gasaway's second double double contest this season.
- She also has two games in double figures in points and five games in double figures in rebounds.
- Burgos is 20 points away from 100 in her career.
- She also set a career-high in steals with four.
- Gasaway is 13 rebounds away from 100 in her career.
- She also set a career-high in points with 20.
- Okoh is 14 points away from 200 in her career.
Statistical Standouts (Individual)
Marissa Gasaway (35 min, 7-18 FG, 6-9 FT, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, 20 points)
Ronaltha Marc (41 min, 8-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 19 points)
Jada Ryce (41 min, 5 assists, 4 steals, 6 pts)
Up Next
Winthrop hosts Queens on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.
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