Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the Emmanuel Lions on Wednesday evening in a 68-51 final score.
The Warriors shot 32.1% from the field and were 56.3% from the free throw line. Southern Wesleyan shot 46.2% from beyond the arc.
Brittany Mack led the team with 14 points. She was followed by
Tristen Berry with 12 points. The Warriors had 11 assists with
Brooke Henricks leading the team with three.
Southern Wesleyan recorded 33 rebounds during the game.
Shelby Glance led the team with eight rebounds. She was followed by
Tristen Berry with six. Glance had the lone block of the game. The Warriors collected six steals with both
Allie Newberry and Berry each recording two.
Game Vitals
Final: Emmanuel 68, Southern Wesleyan 51
Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-8 / CC 1-3) Emmanuel (2-4 / CC 2-1)
Coach Davis says…
"We really had our opportunities to close the gap tonight. Our execution on the defensive end was better in the second half, and that gave us the opportunity to get close. We just did not finish shots. Proud of our effort, but we need to execute in tight situations like Emmanuel did. We will learn from it."
How It Happened
The Warriors struck quickly as both
Brooke Henricks and
Brittany Mack laid up the ball to give Southern Wesleyan an early 4-0 point lead. Jeanetta Elder countered with back-to-back layups to allow the Lions to tie the game back up. However, a three pointer out of the hands of Mack put the Warriors back on top by three. The Lions continued to fight back as a three from Abby Crawford tied the game up at seven. Emmanuel pushed ahead with layups by Sydney Wyatt and Crawford. However, a three point shot by
Allie Newberry allowed the Warriors to stay within four.
Macy Passmore laid the ball up to extend the Lions lead to 18-12. However, the Warriors chipped away at the Lions lead as
Caroline Reese stepped beyond the arc to sink a three point shot. A three pointer from
Tristen Berry put the Warriors behind the Lions by one with just over seven minutes left in the half. Southern Wesleyan took the lead as
Allie Newberry sunk her second three point shot of the evening. Emmanuel regained the lead as Addie Penick and Lizzie Teasley made jump shots. Despite a layup by
Alexis Glover, the Lions pushed ahead to lead 33-25 at halftime.
The Lions took a ten-point lead on a layup by Jeanetta Elder. Southern Wesleyan countered as a layup by
Brittany Mack allowed the Warriors to come to eight behind the Lions.
Shelby Glance made a jump shot. However, a fast break lay-up by Jazmin Allen allowed the Lions to take a seven point lead.
Tristen Berry stepped beyond the arc with just under two minutes on the clock and made a three to put the Warriors down 46-40.
Southern Wesleyan continued to challenge as
Tristen Berry collected a pass from
Caroline Reese and made a jump shot. However, a three pointer by Jazmin Allen put the Lions back ahead by ten with just under seven minutes left on the clock.
Brooke Henricks laid the ball up into the basket. Back-to-back layups by Sydney Wyatt and Jeanetta Elder pushed the Lions lead to 63-49. Despite a last second layup by
Brittany Mack, the Lions won the game in a 68-51 final score.
What's Next
The Warriors will remain at home on December 10 as they host the North Greenville Crusaders for Church Day. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Southern Wesleyan will then host the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on December 14. They will then travel to Greenville, TN to take on the Tusculum Pioneers on December 17. The Warriors will host the Coker Cobras at 2 p.m. on December 19 before breaking for Christmas break.
