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88
Winner High Point HP 21-2,10-0 Big South
74
Winthrop Win 11-13,4-6 Big South
Winner
High Point HP
21-2,10-0 Big South
88
Final
74
Winthrop Win
11-13,4-6 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
High Point HP 16 21 31 20 88
Winthrop Win 8 18 22 26 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Eagles Push Late, Fall to High Point at Home

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The Winthrop University women's basketball team battled through all four quarters Wednesday night but could not overcome a strong shooting performance, falling 88-74 to High Point at the Winthrop Coliseum. 
FIRST QUARTER 
  • High Point punched first with two quick layups, then turned live-ball pressure into another bucket to take a 6-0 lead by 6:22. 
  • Winthrop finally broke through at 2:47 when Madison Ruff hit a short jumper in the lane to cut it to 12-2. 
  • Jada Ryce kept it moving on the next trip, knocking down a jumper off an Amourie Porter dime to make it 12-4 at 2:20. 
  • After a defensive stop, Mya Pierfax pulled up for a jumper with 0:42 left, trimming it to 16-6. 
  • Porter capped the quarter with a jumper at 0:13, and Winthrop went to the second down 16-8. 
SECOND QUARTER 
  • Winthrop opened the quarter at the line, with Pierfax hitting two free throws at 9:46 to make it 16-10. 
  • The Eagles kept attacking downhill, and Porter converted an and-one at 7:59 to cut the margin to 20-13. 
  • Pierfax answered again in the paint at 6:52 to make it 25-15, then jumped a passing lane for a steal as Winthrop tried to speed the game up. 
  • A quick defensive stand turned into transition points at 4:05 when Persais Williams finished the fast-break off a Ryiah Wilson assist, pulling Winthrop within 27-19. 
  • High Point stretched it late with a pair of finishes inside, but Winthrop stayed aggressive and got two at the stripe from Porter after a technical at 1:25. 
  • Pierfax drilled a three with 0:10 left, but High Point answered at the line before the horn and Winthrop went to halftime trailing 37-26. 
THIRD QUARTER 
  • Winthrop opened the half by winning the glass and cashing in, with Tocarra Johnson converting two free throws at 9:24 after an offensive rebound to make it 37-28. 
  • The Eagles got out and ran next, with Ruff finishing in transition at 9:02 to cut it to 37-30. 
  • Winthrop stayed in attack mode, and Johnson finished at the rim off a Cori Lard assist at 6:45 to make it 46-34. 
  • Pierfax steadied things at the stripe at 5:11, hitting two free throws to keep Winthrop within range at 48-38. 
  • A momentum-swinging sequence at 4:29 turned into four free throws for High Point, pushing the margin back out to 54-41. 
  • Pierfax buried a three at the buzzer to close the quarter, as Winthrop went to the fourth trailing 68-48. 
FOURTH QUARTER 
  • Winthrop opened the quarter with consecutive paint touches, with Johnson scoring at 9:43 and again at 8:19 to make it 68-54. 
  • Porter kept Winthrop's pressure going by knocking down two free throws at 8:49, cutting it to 68-52 earlier in the stretch. 
  • The Eagles forced a turnover at 7:40 when Ruff picked off a pass, keeping Winthrop's defensive activity high. 
  • Porter answered with back-to-back buckets at 7:07 and 6:25 as Winthrop tried to carve into the deficit. 
  • A late burst came off turnovers, with Wilson turning a steal into a fast-break layup at 3:34 and then drilling a three at 3:03 to pull Winthrop within 82-66. 
  • Winthrop finished with 26 in the fourth, but the gap never fully closed as the Eagles fell 88-74. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
  • Winthrop shot 40.6 percent from the floor (26-for-64) and 19-of-21 at the free-throw line. 
  • The Eagles won the rebounding battle 38-35, grabbing 13 offensive rebounds and scoring consistently on second chances. 
  • Winthrop went 3-for-13 from three, with Pierfax hitting two and Wilson adding the other. 
  • Pierfax led Winthrop with 18 points, Porter added 17, and Johnson finished with 11 to give the Eagles three in double figures. 
  • Wilson added eight points, two steals and two assists, while Lard recorded three steals and a block as Winthrop forced 14 turnovers. 
  • High Point shot 46.8 percent from the floor and 8-of-25 from three-point range, knocking down timely perimeter shots in every quarter. 
  • Macy Spencer led all scorers with 38 points, shooting 11-of-24 from the field and 5-of-14 from beyond the arc while adding seven rebounds. 
  • Aaliyah Collins added 20 points and four assists, while the Panthers finished with 36 points in the paint and 22 points off turnovers. 
NEXT UP
The Eagles head to Gardner-Webb on Saturday.

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