Rock Hill, S.C. – Coming off a loss at Charleston Southern by a final score of 65-50 on Wednesday night, Winthrop women's basketball (10-13, 4-6 Big South) looks to bounce back Saturday afternoon as the Eagles host the Longwood Lancers.
 

Winthrop Women's Basketball Game Information
Game #24 vs. Longwood	Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 | 2:00 P.M. (EST) | Watch | Live Stats
Location	Rock Hill, S.C. | Winthrop Coliseum
Promotions	Think Pink Game
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS LONGWOOD
This is the 32^nd meeting between the Eagles and the Lancers, with Winthrop leading the series, 18-13. The Eagles won both contests last year and has won three straight in the series, including the most recent contest, a 58-53 win on the road on Jan. 3, 2024. The first meeting between the two teams was on Feb. 10, 1979, with Winthrop falling 64-62 on the road. The Eagles responded with a 51-48 win on the road the next season on Feb. 7, 1980 to start a streak of winning 10 of the next 14 meetings. Longwood then won eight of the next 13 meetings before Winthrop took both games from the Lancers last season.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Winthrop fell at Charleston Southern by a final score of 65-50 on Wednesday night.
• Winthrop outscored CSU 17-11 in points off turnovers and 7-3 in second chance points.
• Winthrop shot 35% from the field.
• Winthrop shot 52% from the free throw line.
• Three Eagles played more than 30 minutes.

WINTHROP AT A GLANCE

• Winthrop is 608-904 all-time as a program.
• Winthrop is 207-373 all-time in Big South regular-season games.
• Eagles are 349-326 all-time at home.
• The Eagles are currently 6-5 overall at home but 2-3 in conference play at home.
• Winthrop has scored 50 or more points in the last seven games.
• Winthrop leads the conference and is 38^th in the nation in turnovers forced per game (19.7).
• Winthrop is 2^nd in the conference in scoring defense and steals per game (60.7 ppg and 9.7, respectively).
• Winthrop is 4^th in the conference in blocks per game (2.1).
• Winthrop is 5^th in the conference in assists per game (10.8).
• Marissa Gasaway leads the team and the conference in rebounding at 9.6 per game.
• She is also 39^th in the nation in this category.
• Jada Ryce leads the team with 10.8 ppg.
• Leonor Paisana is currently ninth in school history in career triples made (88).
• She is also 18 points away from 500 in her career.
• Head coach Semeka Randall-Lay is currently 99-295 and will be going for her 100^th career coaching victory.

   WINTHROP HEAD COACHING RECORDS (WINS ONLY)
 
Coach                         Wins
 
Bud Childers                84      
 
Kevin Cook                  68
 
Ann Ellerbe Copeland 59
 
Robin Muller               56
 
Linda Warren              51
 
Mary Roland Griffin    50
 
Karen Brown              48
 
Cheryl Nix                  32      
 
Semeka Randall-Lay 30     
 
Lynette Woodard       24       
 
Germaine McCauley 21       
 
Marlene Stollings      18
 
Mary Kancevitch       17
 
Wanda Briley            16
 
Debbie Lancaster     16           
 
Bert Bobb                 16
 
Darrah Metz              2      
 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS

• Marissa Gasaway-Big South Player of the Week (Dec. 4)
• Averaged a double-double with 19.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in two games.
• Opened the week with a career-high 20 points and 16 rebounds in an overtime setback to UNC Wilmington, her second double-double of the season.
• Nearly notched another double-double against Queens as she finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.
• She shot 50.0 percent from the floor (13-of-16) and 13-of-17 from the free throw line (76.5 percent) for the week.

GET YOUR SEASON TICKETS TODAY
General Admission tickets will be sold for all women's basketball games in the 2023-24 season. Season general admission tickets are currently on sale for $40. Single-game tickets are $5 while courtside season tickets are currently on sale for $80. Get your season pass today by visiting WinthropEagles.com or call the ticket office at (803) 323-2345.
 
WATCH THE EAGLES ON ESPN+
All of the home games during the 2023-24 season will air live on ESPN+. You can also catch all road games in Big South Conference play on ESPN+. To watch Big South games on ESPN+ you must have a subscription to ESPN+. For more information on how to subscribe, click here.

LOOKING AHEAD
Winthrop concludes a two-game home stand on Sat., Feb. 14 as the Eagles host Radford at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
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