Harrogate, Tenn. - After a double-overtime thriller, the Newberry Women's basketball team escaped Harrogate, Tennessee with a 74-72 victory over the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial. Newberry improves to 9-13 (9-10 SAC), and secured their third-straight win. Lincoln Memorial drops to 9-11 (7-10 SAC) with the loss.
RECAP
A trio of Wolves scored in double figures in Monday's win. April Rummery-Lamb entered today's game on a mission, dropping a season-high 15 points, six rebounds, and four blocks on 58-percent (7-12) shooting from the field.
Ericka Wiseley tallied her sixth-straight double digit scoring game, and posted her second double-double performance of the season. The South Carolina native scored 14 points on 85-percent shooting (6-7) from the field, and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds with four blocks to add to her stat line.
Holly Davies rounds out the double figure scorers for the Wolves with 13 points, five assists, and four rebounds on the day.
The Wolves controlled most of Monday's contest as they headed into halftime with a 34-26 lead over the Railsplitters. Both teams traded baskets in the third with Courtney Virgo draining a pair of three's to send her team into the fourth quarter with a nine-point advantage (53-44).
Newberry looked poised to run away with the victory but Lincoln Memorial would find new life in the final period. The Wolves held a 10-point lead with 8:36 left in the fourth. The Railsplitters would outscore the Wolves 20-11 in the fourth quarter to end the game in a 64-64 tie and send it to OT.
Davies would drain a long two-point jumper followed by a made layup from Wiseley to put the Wolves back up by one (68-67), after they fell behind by three midway through the first OT period. Giulia Bongiorno sunk a crucial free-throw late in OT to even the score at 70 and send the game into another overtime.
LMU's Addi Kirkpatrick would score the Railsplitters only points of double-OT (2) while three Wolves would combine for four points in the second overtime. Mylaysia Gates chipped in a made free-throw followed by Rummery-Lamb scoring her 15th point on a drive-in layup to give Newberry the one-point advantage. LMU made the mistake of fouling Bongiorno late in double-OT, sending her to the line where she extended the lead to two and ultimately sealing the victory for her squad, 74-72.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Newberry Women's basketball remains on the road for another conference matchup as they take on cross-state rival Anderson University on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. inside Abney Athletic Center.
