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77
Winner Winthrop Win 14-16,7-9 Big South
55
Charleston So. ChaSou 8-21,6-10 Big South
Winner
Winthrop Win
14-16,7-9 Big South
77
Final
55
Charleston So. ChaSou
8-21,6-10 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Winthrop Win 15 18 22 22 77
Charleston So. ChaSou 14 10 15 16 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Porter's Double-Double Powers Winthrop Past Charleston Southern in Regular-Season Finale

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Winthrop University women's basketball team closed the regular season with a commanding 77-55 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Buc Dome. 
FIRST QUARTER 
  • Charleston Southern struck first on a Bailey three-pointer off a Sra steal, but Pierfax answered with a three off a Lard assist to tie it at 3-3. 
  • Garcia drilled a three to give the Bucs a 6-4 lead before Naomi Wilson tied it with a layup, setting off a back-and-forth stretch. 
  • Sra hit a three and Bailey added a layup to push Charleston Southern's lead to 11-6 midway through the period. 
  • Porter sparked a late Winthrop run with a putback layup, a jumper off a Lard assist and an and-one putback to give the Eagles a 15-14 lead after one. 
  • Ryiah Wilson picked up a steal and Porter added another in the final 90 seconds as Winthrop's defense tightened. 
  • Winthrop committed seven turnovers in the quarter but grabbed 12 rebounds to stay in it. 
SECOND QUARTER 
  • Lard opened the second with a jumper and Ruff added a layup to push the lead to 19-14 before Ellis answered with a layup for CSU. 
  • A Barbitch three-pointer gave Charleston Southern a 24-22 lead with 4:10 remaining — its last lead of the game. 
  • Porter tied it with a layup, then blocked a Dotson attempt on the other end to ignite a 16-0 Winthrop run to close the half. 
  • Porter scored seven points during the run, including a three-pointer off a Ryiah Wilson assist to make it 29-24. 
  • Ryiah Wilson capped the half with a steal-and-score fastbreak layup at the buzzer to push the lead to 33-24. 
  • The Eagles shot 8-of-15 in the quarter while forcing four Charleston Southern turnovers. 
THIRD QUARTER 
  • Porter opened the third with a steal and found Ruff for a fastbreak layup to make it 35-24 before Garcia answered with a three. 
  • Porter converted an and-one jumper to push the lead to 38-27, then found Ruff for another fastbreak layup to make it 40-29. 
  • Naomi Wilson scored a layup off a Lard assist and Ryiah Wilson added a fastbreak layup off a Ruff steal to extend the margin to 44-31. 
  • Lard drilled a three-pointer to push the lead to 49-34, but picked up a technical foul on the next possession, giving Ellis two free throws and a subsequent three to cut it to 49-39. 
  • Lard answered with a jumper and Ryiah Wilson added two free throws to push the lead back to 53-39. 
  • Naomi Wilson hit a jumper off a Lard assist at the buzzer to send Winthrop into the fourth up 55-39. 
FOURTH QUARTER 
  • Lard and Naomi Wilson scored quick baskets to open the fourth, pushing the lead to 59-39 in the first minute. 
  • Ruff added a layup and then drilled a three off a Lard assist to extend the advantage to 64-40. 
  • Pierfax hit a jumper off a Ruff assist and Ruff knocked down another three off a Naomi Wilson assist to make it 69-42. 
  • Charleston Southern got as close as 18 on a Garcia three at the 4:14 mark, but Porter answered with a layup off a Lard assist and added two free throws to push it back to 73-51. 
  • Ryce and Williams each converted a pair of free throws in the final 90 seconds to ice the 77-55 win. 
  • The Eagles shot 7-of-12 in the quarter and held CSU to 6-of-13 to close out the regular season. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Porter finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting, going 4-of-4 from the line with four steals and a block. 
  • Lard recorded eight assists against three turnovers, adding 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting with a three-pointer. 
  • Ruff contributed 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, going 2-of-2 from deep with a block and zero turnovers in 35 minutes. 
  • Naomi Wilson added 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting with six rebounds, while Ryiah Wilson had six points, three steals and three rebounds off the bench. 
  • Winthrop dominated the glass 44-28, scored 40 points in the paint compared to just 16 for Charleston Southern and converted 16 Buccaneer turnovers into 17 points. 
  • Tyonna Bailey led Charleston Southern with 17 points, while Alba Garcia added 11 and Asha Sra dished out eight assists with nine rebounds. 
NEXT UP
Winthrop waits to see its seeding for the Big South Conference tournament next week.

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