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Cronen vs LR
Garry Talbert
48
Newberry NBY 12-16
65
Winner Catawba CAT 23-5
Newberry NBY
12-16
48
Final
65
Catawba CAT
23-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Newberry NBY 10 10 17 11 48
Catawba CAT 23 12 13 17 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Justin Mordecai, Athletic Communications Assistant

Wolves Comeback Bid Cut Short as They Fall to Catawba in SAC Quarterfinals

Two Wolves score in double figures despite the loss

Salisbury, N.C. - The Newberry Women's basketball team fell short to the Catawba Indians, 65-48, in round one of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Wednesday night, inside Goodman Gym. With the loss, Newberry is eliminated from postseason play and wraps up their season at 12-16 overall (12-13 SAC). With the win, Catawba advances to the semifinals to face Carson-Newman on Saturday (Mar. 5).

RECAP

Despite losing the turnover battle, 30-7, Newberry was able to contain Catawba defensively, holding the Indians under 38-percent shooting from the field and under 35-percent from three.

Two Wolves scored in double figures led by Sophomore Payton Cronen (Louisville, Ky.) with 16 points, shooting a perfect 100-percent (4-for-4) from behind the arc and 6-for-7 from the field. Junior Giulia Bongiorno (Rome, Italy) provided a scoring spark for the Wolves, tallying 12 points and five rebounds on the night.

Holly Davies was also a key contributor for the Wolves, netting seven points, three rebounds, and handing out two helpers on the night.

Bongiorno opened up scoring for the Wolves with a triple to go up, 3-2, just over a minute into the contest, a lead that would be their last of the night. Catawba responded by outscoring Newberry, 23-10, to head into the second quarter with a 13-point advantage. 

Cronen scored the Wolves only points of the second quarter (10) to cut the deficit down to ten (23-13), midway through the second. Despite 10 from Cronen in the second, Catawba's Shemya Stanback and Janiya Downs combined for nine points to send the Indians into the half with a 35-20 lead. 

Newberry began to climb back into the game in the second half as they opened the third quarter with a trio of triples from Bongiorno (1) and Cronen (2), bringing the Wolves within eight (37-29). Lyrik Thorne responded with a drained three of her own to increase the advantage back to 11 (40-29). Newberry went on to outscore Catawba, 17-13, in the third to head into the final quarter down, 48-37.

WIth the Wolves season in the balance, Giulia Bongiorno scored four-straight for Newberry to cut the margin to nine, two minutes into the fourth. Sara McIntosh responded by knocking down a pair of free throws, only for Junior Holly Davies (Surrey, England) to drain a three to bring it back within eight (52-44). Catawba would go on an 8-0 run that lasted until the 1:47 mark to go up by as much as 16 before Senior Talia Roberts (Columbia, S.C.) knocked down a free throw to end the run. The Indians outscored the Wolves, 17-11 in the fourth to secure the, 65-48, victory to advance to the SAC Semifinals.
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