Tatiyana Mahone led the Warriors with 12 points in the loss.  She was followed by Tatiana Manuel with 10 points.  The Warriors posted a field goal percentage of 31.0% and went 10-11 at the free throw line.  They had 13 assists in the loss and were led by Breanna Richardson with four.  Richardson was followed by Mahone with three.

The Warriors had a total of 44 rebounds in the loss.  Tatiana Manuel led the team with 13 rebounds.  She is followed by Tatiyana Mahone with seven.  Manuel posted all six of the Warrior blocks.  Southern Wesleyan produced nine steals with Breanna Richardson and Manuel leading the pack with three apiece.

Game Vitals:

Final: Mount Olive 65, Southern Wesleyan 60

Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-13 / CC 2-11), Mount Olive (15-3 / CC 12-1)

Coach Davis Says…

"What a great basketball game to be a part of tonight.  Our team played with great effort and fought the entire way.  After a sluggish start we were able to control the tempo like we wanted to from a game plan standpoint.  The team kept competing and that is all I can expect from them.  We did a great job of controlling the basketball in the second half, we just did not score the big basket when needed.  It will happen with this group.  It is a must that we learn from tonight, move on and put our focus on Barton."

How It Happened

Southern Wesleyan broke from the pack first taking a 2-0 lead on a layup by Tatiana Manuel, however the Mount Olive Trojans countered with back-to-back layups by Kiara Jones to take a 6-2 lead.  Breanna Richardson made a layup to cut the Trojans lead to two making the score 6-4.  The Trojans lengthened their lead to 19-6 on layups by Felecity Havens, Ni'Ya Styles and Ki. Jones.  Tatiyana Mahone made a layup to cut the Trojan lead to 19-8.

Brooke Strickland scored two freebies for the Warriors to kick-off the second quarter of the game versus the Trojans.  She was followed by a layup by Tatiyana Mahone to bring the Warriors to 23-14 behind Mount Olive.  Ni'Ya Styles scored a 3-point jump shot to give the Trojans a ten point lead, but Kristen Smith countered for the Warriors with a 3-point jumper to put Southern Wesleyan to 26-19 behind Mount Olive.  Cayse Branyon allowed the Warriors to get 7-points behind the Trojans on a layup, but a three pointer by Styles brought the Trojans ahead by ten.  Aneysa Williams scored a layup to make the score 37-32 at the half.

The Trojans struck first in the third quarter on a layup by Kiara Jones to give Mount Olive a 39-32 lead.  Kristen Smith scored first for the Warriors making a three-point jumper to bring the score to 41-35.  Felecity Havens made a three point jump shot to give the Trojans a nine-point lead over the Warriors.  A jump shot by Cayse Branyon allowed the Warriors to cut Mount Olive's lead down to five points.  Brooke Strickland and Breanna Richardson made back-to-back 3-point jump shots to allow the Warriors to come to one behind the Trojans with a score of 50-49.

Breanna Richardson scored a layup to kick-off the fourth quarter for the Warriors making the score 55-53 Trojans lead.  Despite the Trojans scoring a jump shot by Felecity Havens, Tomi Sanchez scored a three pointer to break Mount Olive's lead to 57-56.  Despite freebie from Tatiyana Mahone, the Mount Olive Trojans took a 60-65 victory over the Warriors.

What's Next

The Warriors will remain at home on January 28 to take on the Barton College Bulldogs at 2 p.m.  The Warriors will then travel to North Greenville on February 1 and Lees-McRae on February 4.