SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee women's basketball team improved its winning streak to three games with a 67-62 win over the Panthers of Birmingham-Southern College in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Sunday matinee from Juhan Gymnasium. With the win, the Tigers have moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference standings.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (10-12, 5-6) 67, Birmingham-Southern (13-9, 5-6) 62
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CLASS OF 2020!
-After the Tigers dismantled the Panthers at home, Allison Hitchock was recognized as the program's lone senior for the 2020 season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Tigers went off in the first quarter, shooting 7-of-15 from the floor to lead 18-10 after 10 minutes of play. The Tigers knocked down their first three shots in the first 1:51 of the game, capped by an Allison Hitchcock 3-pointer to make it 8-0 before BSC burned a timeout.
-The Tigers maintained the lead with a 31-24 score at the halftime break, and the Tigers ballooned the lead to 16 points with 3:08 left in the third quarter.
-The Panthers began to dwindle the lead down in the fourth quarter, as they cut the deficit to one point, 63-62 with 33 seconds left. After a timeout, the Panthers reclaimed possession on a turnover in the backcourt.
-After a second timeout by BSC, the visitors were looking to take the lead for the first time in the game, but a turnover gave the Tigers the ball back with 22 seconds left in regulation.
-After two free throws by Kinsley Logan to make it a 65-62 advantage, the Panthers looked to tie the game with a 3-pointer, but it was off the mark and Raquel Waller grabbed the rebound. However, a tie-up on the floor gave possession back to BSC with 10.1 seconds left.
-After BSC secured the inbound, another turnover by BSC gave Sewanee the ball back and Logan knocked down two more free throws to ice the game.
-The Tigers had a strong defense in the final stanza, forcing two of the team's three turnovers in the final minute of the quarter. Additionally, for the game, Sewanee forced 18 turnovers and scored 16 points off of those turnovers.
NOTES AND NUGGETS
-Sewanee has secured a three-game winning streak in league play for just the second time since The University of the South became one of the founding members in the SAA. The other time came during a stretch from Jan. 29-Feb. 5, 2017 when the Tigers secured wins over BSC, Berry and Oglethorpe in a row as the team won four in a five-game stretch.
-With the victory, the Tigers moved up to fourth place in the SAA standings. With two weekends left in the regular season, Berry, Birmingham-Southern and Sewanee are all tied for fourth place with similar 5-6 conference records.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Ellie Treanton knocked down 6-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe for a total of 18 points. On ball control, she added four rebounds and three steals.
-Abby Young totaled 13 points and contributed five boards, while Kinsley Logan missed a double-double with nine points, eight boards and three dimes.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN KEY STATISTICS
-Emilee Olsen led the Panthers with a game-high 22 points and added 10 rebounds.
-Derienne Black also posted a double-double with 11 boards and 10 points.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will hit the road for the final three regular season contests. The road trip begins Friday night at No. 18/11 Oglethorpe, who earned a share of the SAA Regular Season Championship with its win at Rhodes on Sunday.
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