NEWBERRY- The Newberry College women's basketball team looks to defeat Brevard College on Saturday, January 16. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. in Eleazer Arena.
WHO: Newberry College vs Brevard College
WHERE: Eleazer Arena, Newberry, S.C.
WHEN: 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 16
LIVE STATS: NewberryStats.com
LIVE VIDEO: NewberryWolves.tv
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE WOLVES
The team improved to 7-2 in the South Atlantic Conference after beating Coker College 86-76, on Wednesday night.
At the half, Newberry had a 37-30 lead over Coker. Essex led the team in points with 12 while Handreck led the team in rebounds with five.
For the game, Essex finished with 22 points, six assists and two blocks. Creed scored 21 points, dished one assist and grabbed two boards. Handreck scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Handreck also had five assists, two steals, and one block.
LAST MEETING WITH BREVARD
In the 2014-15 season, the team blew past the Brevard College Tornados 84-57.
Jaya Schultz finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assist effort that saw her come close to a triple-double. Samantha Creed poured in a game-high 26 points to go along with five assists and just one turnover as the statistic leaders.
Haylee Lepaio also had 16 points and six rebounds to join the other two in double figures. Overall, the Wolves had 11 players score in the contest which is the most all season.
SCOUTING BREVARD
Brevard College’s women’s basketball team took on regionally ranked Carson-Newman on Wednesday evening, losing to the hosts 75-57. In the contest Brevard went 13-14 from the free throw line for a 92.9 percentage, the third highest in Brevard’s NCAA-era. The Tornados have only shot over 90 percent four times, twice have been this season.
Individually, seniors Shelby Wolfe and Hadara Bannister made strides in the record book, as Wolfe’s four rebounds and Bannister’s four assists moved both into the top five of Brevard’s NCAA-era in each category. Wolfe now has 403 career board which is the fourth most in a career since Brevard joined the NCAA in 2008, while Bannister’s 170 brought her into the top five at fifth. Their career averages of 5.0 boards and 2.1 assists also rank in the top five in their
respected categories at fourth and fifth.
UP NEXT
The Wolves travel to Salisbury, N.C. to play Catawba on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Tipoff is at 6 p.m.
