Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan took down the Barton College Bulldogs for the first time in school history on Saturday afternoon in a 74-58 final score.  At the conclusion of the game, the Warriors celebrated their five seniors.

The Warriors shot 45.3% from the field and were 44.4% from beyond the arc in the victory over the Bulldogs.  Lexi Greffen led the team with 18 points.  She was followed by Brittany Mack with 17 points and Allie Newberry with nine.  Southern Wesleyan totaled 14 assists with both Greffen and Tristen Berry leading the team with three assists.

Southern Wesleyan collected 41 rebounds during the game.  Shelby Glance led the team with eight.  She was followed by Brittany Mack with six and Caroline Reese with five.  Glance picked up the lone block of the game.  The Warriors stole the ball seven times with Glance leading the team with four.  Mack followed with two steals.
 
 


 
Game Vitals

Final: Southern Wesleyan 74, Barton 58

Records: Southern Wesleyan (9-18 / CC 9-10) Barton (8-17 / CC 8-10)
 


 
 
Coach Davis says…

"This was a great day for our program.  We played efficiently on both ends of the court and we continue to take steps forward.  Barton is a great program year in and year out.  I am happy for our seniors and being able to have all five of them on the court together was special to see.  Regardless of our current success on the court, we want to make sure we are focused on glorifying Jesus Christ in all we do."
 
 
 
 
 
How It Happened

The Warriors took the first points of the game as Lexi Greffen passed the ball over to Tristen Berry who stepped beyond the arc to sink a three pointer.  The Bulldogs countered with a layup by Lauren Walker.  However, Shelby Glance fired off a shot from beyond the arc to put the Warriors back on top by four points.  Brittany Mack put up back-to-back layups to give the Warriors a 10-4 point lead with just under five minutes left on the clock.  A layup by Lauren Mingo put the Bulldogs back within four points of the Warriors.  Barton came to within one point of Southern Wesleyan, but it was short lived as a layup by Alexis Glover and three pointer by Greffen allowed the Warriors to regain their six point lead.

Southern Wesleyan kicked off the second quarter with a jump shot by Alexis Glover.  Lexi Greffen laid the ball up into the basket from in the paint to extend the Warriors lead to ten points.  Allie Newberry passed the ball under the basket to Caroline Reese who laid it up into the basket.  Barton challenged with layups by Nyah Wilkins and Lauren Mingo.  However, back-to-back three pointers by Lexi Greffen allowed the Warriors to distance themselves from the Bulldogs.  Southern Wesleyan continued to push ahead as Allie Newberry sunk a three pointer.  Brooke Henricks passed the ball beyond the arc to Caroline Reese who sunk a three point basket to give Southern Wesleyan a twenty point lead.  The Bulldogs countered, but the Warriors led 40-20 at halftime.

The Bulldogs charged out of the gate in the third quarter as Lauren Mingo raced down the court to lay the ball up into the basket.  A three pointer by Cierra Revelle allowed Barton to cut Southern Wesleyan's lead down to fifteen points.  However, a jump shot by Lexi Greffen put the Warriors back ahead by nineteen with over seven minutes left in the quarter.  Southern Wesleyan continued to shut down Barton with layups by Allie Newberry and Brittany Mack.  Payton Sutton laid it up into the basket for the Bulldogs.  A jump shot by Greffen extend the Warriors lead to twenty-three points.  Leila Copeland stepped beyond the arc and hit a three point shot to put them down 54-34.

Barton took the first points of the final quarter with free throws by Leila Copeland.  However, a three pointer by Tristen Berry allowed the Warriors to maintain an eighteen point lead.  Shelby Glance stole the ball away from the Bulldogs and passed it down the court to Tristen Berry.  Berry laid the ball up into the basket to put Southern Wesleyan ahead 63-43.  Brittany Mack laid the ball up into the basket with just over six minutes left on the clock to extend the Warriors lead to twenty-four.  Kayla Byrne hit a three pointer for the Bulldogs.  Brooke Henricks collected a pass from Rachel Page and put up a jump shot to give the Warriors a twenty-two point lead.  Southern Wesleyan went on to win the game in a 74-58 final score.
 
 
 
 
What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will wrap up the regular season on February 22 as they travel to Bristol, TN to take on the King Tornado.