Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop defeated Radford at home in overtime by a final score of 54-51 on Wednesday night, moving to .500 in Big South play.
 
Winthrop (12-13, 6-6 Big South) | Radford (11-14, 7-4) Big South)
Feb. 14, 2024 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 54, Radford 51 (OT)
 
How it Happened
 
First Quarter | Eagles turned in a strong effort defensively over the first 10 minutes, holding the Highlanders to six points on 3-of-14 shooting. Radford scored the first bucket of the game as Terissa Brice scored on a layup off a steal. It remained a one possession game until 36 remaining when Marissa Gasaway hit a free throw for at 10-6 lead.
 
Second Quarter | A free throw by Jada Ryce put the Eagles up 11-5 early in the quarter. A three-point play by Ellie Taylor to make it a on possession game again at the 8:24 mark. Nyah Stallings drained a three to push the lead back to five and hit another for an eight point advantage at 17-9 at the 6:42 mark. Highlanders tied the game with 1:34 left until halftime after a three-point play from Pa'Shence Traylor-Walker. Eagles grabbed the lead again on a couple of occasions but a Joi Williams jumper as time expired to tie the game at 25-25.
 
Third Quarter | Eagles opened the second half with a Blessing Okoh three-pointer for the wing to lead in the early going. Radford went on a 5-0 spurt to take a 30-28 lead after Williams knocked down a three. The two teams then went back-and-forth on the next several possessions. With the score knotted at 38 with nearly a minute left, Radford got two quick points to make the score 42-38 entering the fourth quarter.
 
Fourth Quarter | With Radford ahead 46-42 nearly halfway through the fourth quarter, Winthrop went on a 7-2 run to seize a 49-48 lead with nearly two minutes left. The Eagles also held Radford scoreless for six minutes. But the visitors hit a free throw a minute later and the contest would eventually go to overtime.
 
Overtime | Down 51-49 more than a minute into the extra frame, Winthrop forged ahead to stay by scoring four quick points, taking a 53-51 lead at the 2:53 mark of overtime. Winthrop then hit one more free throw a few seconds later to account for the final margin of victory and stymied the visitors on the defensive end after that.
 
Statistical Standouts (Team)

• Winthrop moves to 610-904 all-time as a program.
• Winthrop moves to 209-373 in Big South regular-season games.
• Winthrop moves to 351-326 all-time at home.
• Winthrop has scored 50 or more points in the last nine games.
• Leonor Paisana is currently ninth in school history in career triples made (88).
• She is also nine points away from 500 in her career.
• There were a combined nine lead changes and 10 ties.
• Winthrop shot 34% from the field.
• Winthrop shot 60% from the free throw line.
• Four Eagles played more than 30 minutes.
• Four Eagles had more than five rebounds.
• Three Eagles scored in double figures.
• This was Winthrop's third overtime game this season.
• This was Winthrop's second win in overtime this season (won at UNC Asheville 70-64 on Jan. 17).
• Winthrop is now 15-24 all-time in overtime.
• This was Marc's 12^th double figure scoring game this season.
• This was Gasaway's 13^th double figure rebounding game this season.
• This was Ryce's 14^th double figure scoring game this season.
• This was Stallings's fourth double figure scoring game this season.

Statistical Standouts (Individual)

• Nyah Stallings (13 points, 5 rebounds, block)
• Jada Ryce (11 points, 4 rebounds, steal)
• Marissa Gasaway (8 points, 15 rebounds, assist, block, steal)
• Ronaltha Marc (11 points, 3 rebounds, assist, 3 steals)

Up Next
After another week off, Winthrop begins a two-game road trip on Wed., Feb. 21 as the Eagles head to Clinton for a 6:30 p.m. re-match with Presbyterian on ESPN+.
 
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