Rock Hill, S.C. –Winthrop won their third straight Big South game for the first time in two seasons by crushing Radford at home by a final score of 60-48 on Saturday afternoon.
Winthrop (6-16, 4-7 Big South) | Radford (10-13, 6-6 Big South)
Feb. 4, 2023 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 60, Radford 48
How it Happened
First Quarter | Trailing 5-2 early, Winthrop scored the next eight points off a jumper by
Jada Ryce and consecutive three-pointers by
Leonor Paisana and Ryce to seize a 10-5 lead at the 7:42 mark. Radford would end the run with a layup and proceeded to hold the Eagles scoreless for nearly four minutes until
Frances Brown ended the drought with a jumper to make the score 12-7 Winthrop with 3:35 remaining.
Tori Hall also tacked on a score off a steal on the next play, forcing Radford to call for time. After two straight Highlander baskets, another Hall score and an and-one by
Paige Powell plus the free throw with 23 seconds left resulted in Winthrop entering the second frame up 20-11. Powell also recorded the 500
th rebound in her career in the quarter.
Second Quarter | The teams split the first two baskets, both coming in the first five minutes as Winthrop led 22-13. Radford finally stopped the lack of scoring with a three-pointer to make the score 22-16 Eagles with 4:21 left as the visitors started a 10-2 scoring run while holding Winthrop to two field goals in the last seven minutes of the half. Radford's final score during the run cut it one point at 24-23 with 1:20 left. Powell would send the Eagles into the break up three at 26-23 on a jumper with 22 seconds left.
Third Quarter | Ryce began the second half with two free throws to put Winthrop up five before the visitors hit a triple. Undaunted, the Eagles scored nine straight points to make it an eleven-point game at 37-26 with 6:23 left, forcing Radford to burn a timeout. Powell scored five of the nine Eagle points during the run. Winthrop kept it going after the break with two free throws by Hall, making the run 11-0 while holding the Highlanders scoreless for more than four minutes. Radford ended their scoring drought with a layup with 4:35 left but Paisana hit one from deep on the next play and Ryce made a layup, making the score 44-28 with 2:23 remaining in the quarter, forcing the Highlanders to call another timeout. The Eagle defense was also rock solid in the frame, holding Radford to two field goals for over seven minutes. The Highlanders would score the final five points of the third quarter, leaving them trailing Winthrop 44-33.
Fourth Quarter | Winthrop picked up right where they left off in the dominating third quarter with two Powell scores plus a free throw to make it 49-33 one minute in. The visitors would get two free throws but Hall made one down low to push the lead back to 16. After another Radford score, Ryce nailed a jumper and
Shamyjha Price got a layup coming out of a timeout to make it 55-37 Winthrop with 5:28 left. Winthrop again held the Highlanders to zero points for nearly four minutes before the opposition scored with 3:53 left. Ryce and Powell answered with a combined three free throws. Powell's free throw gave Winthrop their largest lead of the day at 19 points with 2:08 left. Radford would end the contest by scoring eight of the last ten points to make the final score 60-48.
Statistical Standouts (Team)
- Winthrop outscored Radford 19-10 off turnovers
- Winthrop outscored Radford 11-8 in second chance points
- Winthrop held Radford to only six points in the second quarter
- Winthrop held Radford to 18% from deep in the game
- Winthrop shot over 50% from the field in the first and third quarter
- Four players played more than 30 minutes
- Three Eagles scored in double figures
- Powell set a season-high in FG made
- Brown set a season-high in FG attempts
- Hall set a season-high in minutes
- Powell now has 507 career rebounds
- Powell currently has career single-season highs in scoring average, rebounding average, steals, blocks
- Price is seven points away from 700 points in her career
- Price has played 100 career games
- Price currently has career season-highs in scoring average, steals, free throws made
- Ryce set a season-high in rebounds
- Ryce's 42 steals is currently the most in a single-season by an Eagle since 2018-19 when Anika Riley had 46 – before that it was Erica Williams with 48 (2016-17) and Danyael Goodhope with 52 (2016-17)
- Powell's nine steals came within two of tying the all-time individual single game record in that category (Cassandra Barnes had 11 steals vs. Sacred Heart on Feb. 12, 1981
- Powell's nine steals is also the most in a game since Jac'Che Whitfield has seven vs. USC Upstate on 1/10/19
- The Eagles have won three straight Big South games for the first time since the 2020-21 season
- Winthrop records their 19th win in 86 games vs. Radford and their third straight win against the Highlanders in Rock Hill
- Winthrop ties their win total from each of the last two seasons
Statistical Standouts (Individual)
Jada Ryce (34 min, 6-11 FG, 9 rebounds, 17 pts)
Tori Hall (37 min, 8 rebounds, 12 pts)
Paige Powell (36 min, 8-14 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 steals, 19 pts)
Up Next
Winthrop stays at home for a 6:00 p.m. tip vs. UNC Asheville on Wednesday. Winthrop is seeking a series split with the Bulldogs after a tough 48-54 loss on the road on Jan. 2.
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