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Amourie Porter
Gillian Faski/Winthrop Athletics
65
Longwood LWU 18-7,9-3 Big South
75
Winner Winthrop Win 12-15,5-8 Big South
Longwood LWU
18-7,9-3 Big South
65
Final
75
Winthrop Win
12-15,5-8 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Longwood LWU 11 17 17 20 65
Winthrop Win 10 27 26 12 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Eagles Bounces Back Against Longwood, Porter Crosses 1,000 Point Mark

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University women's basketball team snapped its four-game losing streak by toppling the Lancers at home, 75-65, on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. 

Amourie Porter delivered a valentines' day masterclass with a new career-high 27 points and 12 rebounds, for her fourth double-double on the season. Porter also crossed the 1,000-point threshold with her career effort. 
FIRST QUARTER 
  • Both teams came out flat, combining for four turnovers before Porter broke the ice with a mid-range jumper at 7:35 to make it 2-0. 
  • Pierfax and Naomi Wilson extended the lead to 6-2 behind a pair of Lard assists as Winthrop's defense held Longwood scoreless for over three minutes. 
  • Longwood's bench sparked a 5-0 run, capped by a Jesstynie Scott fastbreak layup, to pull within 8-7. 
  • Winthrop committed seven turnovers in the quarter, and Longwood scored all eight of its points off Eagle miscues. 
  • Malea Brown hit two free throws off a steal to give Longwood a 9-8 lead with 1:09 left, and Jasmine Peaks pushed it to 11-8. 
  • Jada Ryce answered with a layup in the final 30 seconds to cut it to 11-10 after one. 
SECOND QUARTER 
  • Winthrop opened the second on a 12-2 run, highlighted by a Ruff steal-and-assist to Pierfax for a three-pointer and three Naomi Wilson baskets to make it 21-13. 
  • The Eagles shot a blistering 12-of-15 from the field in the quarter, with Porter pouring in 10 points in the period. 
  • Longwood got a Brown three-pointer to cut it to 29-26, but Ryiah Wilson grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to push it back to 31-26. 
  • Ruff added a jumper in transition and Naomi Wilson converted a fastbreak layup off a Porter assist to stretch it to 35-26. 
  • Lard dished out six assists in the quarter as Winthrop's ball movement carved up the Longwood defense. 
  • Porter capped the half with two free throws to send Winthrop into the break with a 37-28 lead. 
THIRD QUARTER 
  • Naomi Wilson grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on the Eagles' first possession, then Lard hit a jumper to push it to 41-30 in under two minutes. 
  • Porter grabbed a rebound and pushed ahead for a fastbreak layup at 7:40 to make it 43-30. 
  • Ryiah Wilson added a fastbreak layup off a Porter outlet pass to stretch the lead to 49-34 midway through the period. 
  • Porter scored six points in a 90-second stretch, two free throws, an offensive rebound putback and another jumper, to push it to 56-38. 
  • Ruff put an exclamation point on the quarter with a fastbreak layup and a Lard-assisted three-pointer to give Winthrop its largest lead at 63-40. 
  • Longwood closed the quarter on a 5-0 spurt, but Winthrop still carried an 18-point cushion into the fourth at 63-45. 
FOURTH QUARTER 
  • Longwood opened the fourth with a press, getting an Esenabhalu putback and a Scott three-pointer to force a Winthrop timeout at 7:56 trailing 63-48. 
  • Porter answered at the line, knocking down four straight free throws across two trips to push the lead back to 69-56. 
  • Ryiah Wilson added a jumper at 4:25 and Lard hit a pair of free throws at 2:50 to keep the Lancers at bay. 
  • The Eagles went 1-of-9 from the field in the fourth but converted 10-of-14 from the stripe to hold off the rally. 
  • Amor Harris buried a three with 28 seconds left to make it 72-65, but Winthrop closed the door at the line. 
  • Lard iced it with two free throws with 21 seconds remaining to seal the 75-65 win. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Porter finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block, going 9-of-16 from the field and 9-of-10 at the line. 
  • Ruff added 12 points, four rebounds and a team-high three steals, while Naomi Wilson had 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting with six boards. 
  • Lard quarterbacked the offense with eight assists, five rebounds and a steal in 38 minutes. 
  • Winthrop dominated the paint 46-32 and outrebounded Longwood 42-28. 
  • The Eagles shot 51.9% from the field compared to Longwood's 39.3%, and outscored the Lancers 53-34 across the second and third quarters combined. 
  • Brown and Scott each had 11 points for Longwood, while Otaifo Esenabhalu added nine points and 11 rebounds off the bench. 
NEXT UP
Winthrop hits the road to Presbyterian on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

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