Farmville, Va. – Ronaltha Marc and
Amourie Porter combined for 32 points in a loss at Longwood Saturday night.
Winthrop (9-8, 3-1 Big South) | Longwood (13-5, 4-0 Big South)
Jan. 11, 2025 | Joan Perry Brock Center
Winthrop 59, Longwood 77
How it Happened
First Quarter | Longwood jumped out to an 18-1 lead four minutes into the contest, forcing time to be called by the Eagles.
Ronaltha Marc's layup at the 4:54 mark of the frame represented Winthrop's first field goal of the game. The Eagles would then be held without a field goal for the next four and half minutes while Longwood outscored Winthrop by a slim 4-2 margin to restore their 17-point lead at 22-5 with 3:54 remaining in the quarter. Marc nailed a jumper with 21 seconds to go but the Lancers hit a triple at the buzzer to give them a 25-7 lead at the end of the quarter.
Second Quarter | Longwood started the second quarter with a three-pointer and two baskets to increase their margin to 25 at the 7:21 mark. The Eagles did score four of the next six points to make it 34-11 with 5:54 left. Neither team then scored for the next three minutes after that. The two teams wrapped up the half by splitting the next eight points to make the score 38-16 in favor of Longwood.
Third Quarter | Winthrop outscored the Lancers 22-11 in the first eight minutes of the third quarter to trail 49-36.
Amourie Porter had nine of the Eagles 22 points in those first six minutes. But Longwood would finish the quarter by outscoring Winthrop 6-4 to take a 55-42 lead entering the fourth.
Fourth Quarter | The first seven minutes were nearly even in terms of scoring as Longwood took a 69-55 lead at the 3:06 mark as Longwood outscored Winthrop by a single point, 14-13. The Lancers scored the next eight points to lead by 22 at 77-55 nearly two minutes later. The Eagles would then hit four free throws to account for the final margin.
Statistical Standouts (Team)
- Winthrop moves to 621-915 all-time as a program
- Winthrop moves to 215-376 all-time in Big South games
- Mya Pierfax had a career-high in steals with five
- Winthrop outscored Longwood 26-17 in the third quarter
- Both teams each had 14 steals
- Winthrop outshot Longwood 89% to 66% from the free throw line
- Three Eagles played more than 30 minutes and more than five rebounds
Statistical Standouts (Individual)
Amourie Porter (24 min, 5-10 FG, 7-7 FT, 6 rebounds, 18 points)
Ronaltha Marc (33 min, 6-7 FG, 14 points)
Up Next
Winthrop travels to Charleston Southern on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 6:00 p.m.
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