Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop hung on late against Presbyterian, completing a regular-season sweep of the defending Big South champions Wednesday night.
Winthrop (14-13, 8-6 Big South) | Presbyterian (5-21, 3-10 Big South)
Feb. 19, 2025 | Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop 60, Presbyterian 55
How it Happened
First Quarter | The two teams split the first 16 points in the opening five minutes. Presbyterian hit three-pointers on back-to-back trips and tacked on another basket in the paint to go up 16-8 at the 3:02 mark. After a free throw extended the visitors lead back up to seven at 17-10 a few seconds later, Winthrop rallied to tie the game at 17 on
Amourie Porter's buzzer-beating layup.
Second Quarter | Again in the first five minutes both the Eagles and the Blue Hose traded baskets, resulting in a tie score at 21. Then with the Eagles down 26-22 with 3:59 left, Winthrop closed the half on a 6-0 run. This gave Winthrop a 28-26 lead at the half after
Marissa Gasaway's basket with 51 seconds left.
Third Quarter | The home standing Eagles picked up right where they left off to start the 2
nd half, going on a 16-3 run to extend their lead to 43-29 at the 3:59 mark after Porter's layup. Presbyterian responded with a 10-4 run to end the third stanza. Winthrop would lead 47-39 going into the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter | Winthrop jumped out of the gates to begin the final quarter, scoring the first six points to lead by 14 at 53-39 at the 8:40 mark after a score by
Konnor Gambrell. The Blue Hose answered by scoring 15 of the next 19 points to cut it to three at 57-54 with 18 seconds left. But that's as close as Presbyterian would get, as Porter hit two free throws to ice the game with six seconds to go.
Statistical Standouts (Team)
- Winthrop moves to 626-920 all-time as a program
- Winthrop moves to 220-381 all-time in Big South games
- Winthrop moves to 359-330 all-time at home
- Winthrop dominated the Blue Hose in the paint, 42-26
- Winthrop shot 50% from the field to the Blue Hose's 35%, including 66% in the third quarter
- Winthrop had the slight edge in free throws, 63% to 62%
- The Eagle defense held the Blue Hose to 22% from the field in the second quarter
- Three Eagles played more than 30 minutes, while also having the same number make more than five field goals and grab more than five rebounds
Statistical Standouts (Individual)
Amourie Porter (32 min., 5-9 FG, 5-5 FT, 7 rebounds, 16 points)
Konnor Gambrell (20 min., 7-10 FG, 8 rebounds, 14 points)
Mya Pierfax (28 min., 6-11 FG, 3 assists, 12 points)
Up Next
Winthrop has their second "bye game" this weekend but welcomes Longwood for Senior Night next Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
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