Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop set numerous records with a 111-32 defeat of Paine College in the home opener Sunday afternoon.
Winthrop (1-1) | Paine (0-1)
Nov. 10, 2024 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 111, Paine 32
How it Happened
First Quarter | The Eagles raced out to a 13-0 lead three minutes into the contest before the visitors could register their first points at the 6:50 mark.
Blessing Okoh accounted for nearly half of Winthrop's 13 early points. Winthrop then led 18-2 at the halfway point of the frame after a three-pointer by
Ciara Harris. The Lions tacked on three points but the Eagles scored the final 14 points of the quarter and led 32-5 after 10 minutes of play. Winthrop also held Paine scoreless for the final 4:26 of the frame.
Olivia Wagner capped off the run with a shot from deep at the buzzer.
Second Quarter | Winthrop scored the first 17 points of the second quarter to extend their lead to 49-5 at the 4:16 mark. After Paine hit two free throws a few seconds later, the Eagles scored the final 11 points of the stanza, three of them being three-pointers. Wagner again drained one from deep at the buzzer to make the score 60-7 in favor of the Eagles. Defensively, the Eagle defense didn't allow a field goal in the quarter and only two for the half. From Paine's last field goal with 4:26 left in the first quarter to the end of the half, Winthrop held Paine to no field goals for the final 14 minutes.
Third Quarter | Paine scored to start the second half, their first field goal in nearly 15 minutes. Winthrop again exploded with a huge 22-0 run and held Paine scoreless for more than five minutes, taking an 82-9 lead with 4:30 left in the quarter. Winthrop led by 77 points at 92-15 at the end of the quarter.
Fourth Quarter | Winthrop's largest lead of the quarter and the game would be 85 at 105-20 after a Harris triple on the fast break with 6:35 left in the contest. Harris would drain three three-pointers in the quarter. Okoh's triple with 6:53 remaining put Winthrop over the century mark for the first time in 10 years as the Eagles would go on to win by 79 points.
Statistical Standouts (Team)
- Winthrop moves to 613-908 all-time as a program
- Eagles move to 10-12 all-time in home openers
- Winthrop moves to 352-327 all-time at home
- Leonor Paisana is currently ninth in school history in career triples made (96)
- Paisana also had a career-high in assists
- Mya Pierfax and Persais Williams set career-highs in every statistical category
- Amourie Porter had a career-high in assists
- Ar'Mani Reid had a career-high in points
- Harris had a career-high in points and three-pointers made
- This is the second largest margin of victory in school history
- Tied a school record for fewest points allowed in the first half since becoming a Division I member in 1986-87 (7)
- Winthrop last accomplished this feat vs. St. Andrew's at home in a 60-29 win on Nov. 23, 2022
- Winthrop scored 100 points in a game for the first time since a 117-43 win over Gallaudet on Nov. 15, 2014
- This was the most points scored the Eagles have scored in 10 years
- Winthrop blanked Paine in bench points, 67-0
- Winthrop outscored Paine in points off turnovers, 60-8
- Winthrop also outscored Paine in points in the paint, 54-12 and fast break points, 30-3
- Winthrop didn't allow a three-point field goal until the fourth quarter as the visitors finished 1-of-19 from deep
- Winthrop was 71% from the field in the third quarter (51% for the game)
- Four Eagles had three or more steals
- Four Eagles had five or more rebounds
- Three Eagles had double figures in points
Statistical Standouts (Individual)
Blessing Okoh (16 min, 6-10 FG, 8 reb, 15 pts)
Mya Pierfax (16 min, 4 steals, 9 pts)
Leonor Paisana (20 min, 3-6 FG, 10 assists, 4 steals, 8 points)
Ciara Harris (19 min, 8-18 FG, 6-13 3FG, 22 pts)
Olivia Wagner (24 min, 6-8 FG, 3-3 3FG, 6 reb, 3 steals, 16 pts)
Up Next
Winthrop heads to Charlotte, N.C. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 12:00 p.m. to face the Queens Royals in the Battle of I-77 Showdown.
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