Mount Olive, NC – Southern Wesleyan's season came to a close on Sunday evening as they fell in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament to the North Greenville Crusaders in a 68-58 final score.

The Warriors shot 35.7% from the field and were 100% from the free throw line in the loss to the Crusaders.  Allie Newberry led the team with 13 points.  She was closely followed by Lexi Greffen with 12 points and Shelby Glance with 11.  The Warriors picked up 16 assists with Tristen Berry leading the team with six.  She was followed by Brittany Mack with five and Glance with four.

Southern Wesleyan pulled down 37 rebounds.  Caroline Reese led the team with six rebounds.  Right behind Reese both Shelby Glance and Tristen Berry had five.  Glance recorded three blocks during the game.  The Warriors stole the ball away from the Crusaders 11 times.  Glance led the team with six of the steals.
 



 
Game Vitals

Final: North Greenville 68, Southern Wesleyan 58

Records: Southern Wesleyan (9-20 / CC 9-11) North Greenville (8-19 / CC 7-13)
 
 



 
How It Happened

The Warriors were the first on the board as Shelby Glance passed the ball out to Allie Newberry who put up a jump shot from the top of the key.  The Crusaders countered with a layup by Amareya Turner.  The Warriors pushed on as Glance put up a turn around jump shot.  However, a three point shot by Abi Oates allowed North Greenville to regain the lead.  Shelby Glance took a pass from Tristen Berry and put down a three pointer.  Lexi Greffen put up a three pointer that bounced on the rim before dropping down into the basket to put the Warriors ahead 12-10 with just over five minutes left on the clock.  Back-to-back driving layups by Alexis Glover and Brittany Mack pushed the Warriors ahead by six points.  The Crusaders countered as Abi Oates stepped beyond the arc to hit her third three point shot of the evening.  Kimani Green laid the ball up to extend the Warriors lead to 19-13.

The Crusaders fouled Allie Newberry early in the second quarter to force her to the free throw line.  Newberry sunk both free throws to put the Warriors ahead by eight.  However, a hook shot by Jayda Glass allowed North Greenville to come back to within six.  Maliyah Lockett put up a jump shot.  North Greenville continued to challenge as Angie Rodriguez drove the ball to the basket and laid it up.  The Crusaders would not relent as a layup by Tabitha Littlefield allowed them to tie the game up at twenty-one points apiece.  Free throw baskets by both Alexis Glover and Brooke Henricks allowed the Warriors to regain a four point lead.  Alexis Glover collated a pass from Tristen Berry and laid the ball up at the final second to put the Warriors ahead of the Crusaders 27-23.

Southern Wesleyan charged out of the gate in the third quarter as Allie Newberry put up a jump shot.  A foul on the shot allowed Newberry to take the and one free throw shot.  Newberry sunk it to extend the Warriors lead to seven points.  However, a three pointer by Jayda Glass and jump shot by Tabitha Littlefield put North Greenville back within two.  Allie Newberry laid the ball up into the basket.  However, North Greenville fought on as Glass put up a three pointer.  Tristen Berry passed the ball over to Lexi Greffen who hit a turn around jump shot to keep the Warriors ahead by one point.  With just over three minutes on the clock the Crusaders took a three point lead on a free throw by Glass.  However, the lead was short lived as Shelby Glance passed the ball over to Lexi Greffen who stepped beyond the arc and sunk a three pointer.  Brittany Mack collected a rebound and passed it beyond the arc to Shelby Glance who sunk a three to put the Warriors back on top by one.  The Crusaders took the lead on free throws by Maliyah Lockett and Jayda Glass.

Caroline Reese kicked off the fourth quarter for the Warriors with three pointer.  However, a three pointer by Abi Oates allowed the Crusaders to maintain their seven point lead.  Reese passed the ball under the basket to Allie Newberry who drove to the basket for a layup.  Shelby Glance passed the ball down the court to Lexi Greffen who laid it up to put Southern Wesleyan back within three point of the Crusaders.  Brittany Mack put up free throws.  Shelby Glance hit a turn around jump shot and was fouled on the play to earn the and one.  Glance hit the and one basket to keep the Warriors within four points of the Crusaders.  Southern Wesleyan maintained the pressure as Lexi Greffen laid the ball up into the basket.  However, a driving layup by Maliyah Lockett put North Greenville back on top by four.  Despite a last second driving layup by Tristen Berry, the Warriors fell to the Crusaders in a 68-58 final score.