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Madison Bush-Lewis
46
Newberry Newb 0-0,0-0 SAC
57
Winner Winthrop Win 1-0,0-0 Big South
Newberry Newb
0-0,0-0 SAC
46
Final
57
Winthrop Win
1-0,0-0 Big South
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Newberry Newb 8 17 13 8 46
Winthrop Win 11 15 18 13 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Eagles Pull Away in Second Half Against Newberry, Ruff Leads With 15 Points

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University women's basketball team used a 10-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Newberry, 57-46, on Monday in the Eagles season opener.

FIRST QUARTER

  • Newberry went scoreless on nine straight possessions from 9:35 to 5:03 as Winthrop settled in defensively.  
  • The Eagles limited the Wolves to 4-of-18 shooting and forced eight turnovers in the quarter.  
  • Winthrop scored 10 of its 11 points in the paint and held a 9-0 edge in fastbreak points.  
  • Ruff had three layups, one free throw and three steals in the period.  
  • Ryiah Wilson's layup at :43 put the Eagles ahead 9-8, and Ruff added a fastbreak layup at :15 to give Winthrop an 11-8 lead after one.

SECOND QUARTER

  • Newberry outscored Winthrop 17-15 in the second quarter, but the Eagles stayed in front.  
  • Winthrop generated a 12-6 edge in points in the paint.  
  • The Eagles held a 7-2 advantage in points off turnovers.  
  • Taylor had five points, three steals, an assist and a defensive rebound in the quarter.  
  • The Wolves shot 3-of-4 from 3-point range, while the Eagles went 0-of-2 from beyond the arc as Winthrop took a 26-25 lead into the break.

THIRD QUARTER

  • Newberry moved in front 33-30 before Winthrop answered with the decisive stretch of the game.  
  • Ruff scored on a steal-and-score fastbreak layup at 6:58 to give the Eagles a 34-33 lead.  
  • The Eagles finished a 10-0 run from 7:14 to 4:27, moving from a Newberry 33-30 lead to a Winthrop 40-33 advantage.  
  • Winthrop forced five Wolves turnovers while committing three and held a 4-1 edge in points off turnovers.  
  • The Eagles went 8-of-15 from the field with 12 points in the paint and a 7-0 edge in fastbreak points, carrying a 44-38 lead into the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER

  • Winthrop outscored Newberry 13-8 in the fourth quarter to close out the win.  
  • The Eagles committed no turnovers in the quarter while forcing five.  
  • Winthrop turned those giveaways into six points.  
  • The Eagles held the Wolves to 2-of-10 shooting and 1-of-4 from 3-point range.  
  • Winthrop's bench produced 10 of the team's 13 fourth-quarter points, with Ryiah Wilson scoring six in the period as the Eagles sealed the 57-46 victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Ruff finished with 15 points, six field goals, six rebounds and four steals.  
  • Bush-Lewis added 10 points, three rebounds and one block, while Taylor had nine points, seven rebounds, five steals and three assists.  
  • Ryiah Wilson scored eight points with six rebounds and three steals, and Guilera added seven points and eight rebounds.  
  • Winthrop used a 10-0 third-quarter run to turn a Newberry 33-30 lead into a 40-33 Eagle advantage.  
  • The Eagles held Newberry to 2-of-10 shooting in the fourth quarter and forced five turnovers while committing none.  
  • Newberry shot 3-of-4 from 3-point range in the second quarter and outscored Winthrop 17-15 in the period.

NEXT UP

Winthrop travels to Athens, Georgia, to face Georgia on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
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