Box Score Tigerville, S.C. – The Warriors fell to the North Greenville University Crusaders in Conference Carolinas competition on Wednesday evening in a final score of 61-49.
Breanna Richardson led the Warriors with 18 points in the loss. Richardson was followed by Tatiyana Mahone with 10 points. Southern Wesleyan posted a 37.3% field goal percentage and went 7-13 at the free throw line. The Warriors posted 9 assists in the loss. They were led by Aneysa Williams with three assists, while six Warriors posted an assist.
Southern Wesleyan posted 34 rebounds during the game. Tatiana Manuel led the Warriors with 12 rebounds in the loss to North Greenville. She was followed by Mahone with five. Manuel also led Southern Wesleyan in blocks with four. Richardson led the Warriors with three steals in the loss.
Game Vitals
Final: North Greenville 61, Southern Wesleyan 49
Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-15 / 2-13 CC), North Greenville (9-10 / 6-8 CC)
Coach Davis Says…
"Our game tonight was lost at practice on Tuesday. We had no energy and no enthusiasm and we started and played the game that way. It is not what we teach. We teach and value hard work, having a great attitude and contagious enthusiasm. None of that was seen and it falls on my shoulders. When focus falls on results, then you lose sight of truly valuing the process we are in and working to get better. When focus goes outside of our control, games like tonight happen."
How It Happened
The North Greenville Crusaders struck first on a jump shot by Karen Donehew, however the Warriors quickly tied the game at two on a jump shot by Breanna Richardson. Southern Wesleyan charged ahead to take a 6-2 lead on back-to-back jump shots by Tatiana Manuel. The Crusaders took a 10-6 lead on jump shots by Divonnie Powell and Donehew. The Warriors tied the game on a jump shot by Erika Wesolek, but North Greenville took a 15-13 lead on a jump shot by Donehew. Southern Wesleyan tied the game back at 16 on a three-point jump shot by Jessica Sparks.
Southern Wesleyan's Tatiana Manuel struck first in the second quarter to tie the game at 18. Breanna Richardson scored back-to-back layups to give the Warriors at 22-18 lead over the Crusaders. The Warriors held the Crusaders scoreless for the first seven minutes of the second quarter before Mychala Wolfe made a jump shot to shorten the Warrior lead to 23-20, however Southern Wesleyan's Cayse Branyon made a three point jump shot to bring the Warriors' lead to 26-22. By halftime, the Warriors were leading 28-23.
The Crusaders scored first, after the half, on a 3-point jump shot by Jessica Garlington, however Tatiyana Mahone and Breanna Richardson each made jump shots for Southern Wesleyan to give the Warriors a 32-26 lead over the Crusaders. North Greenville tied the game at 36 on a layup by Karen Donehew, however the Warriors regained the lead on a 3-point jump by Mahone. With seconds left, Cameron Carter made a jump shot to give North Greenville a 42-41 lead over Southern Wesleyan.
North Greenville lengthened their lead to 48-41 on a three point shot by Cameron Carter and jump shot by Karen Donehew. However, Southern Wesleyan rallied to bring them within seven of the Crusaders on a layup by Tatiyana Mahone. Despite several shots by the Warriors, the Crusaders took a 10-point lead over the Warriors on a freebie by Divonnie Powell. North Greenville won the game 61-49.
What's Next
The Warriors will next travel to Lees-McRae to take on the Bobcats at 2 pm on Saturday, February 4. They will then return to Historic Tysinger Gymnasium to take on Converse College on February 7 and Emmanuel College on February 11.
