FINAL BOUND: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DOWNS WINGATE IN SAC SEMIS

Rock Hill, SC – The Cobras found a way tonight in Rock Hill, using a big third-quarter lead to put this semifinal to bed as they beat Wingate to move on to the SAC Final tomorrow evening!

By The Numbers

Final Score: Coker 58, Wingate 43
Records: Coker 25-4 (21-4 SAC), Wingate 19-11 (17-8 SAC)
Location: Rock Hill, SC | Rock Hill Sports Complex

Top Performers

Mya Wasswa: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals
Kamari Thompson: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks
Kristynn Knight: 11 points, 3 rebounds

How It Happened:

The first half started with Wingate coming out hot, blazing to a 7-2 lead. The Cobras, however, had other ideas on how they wanted this quarter to go. After making it 7-4, Knight hit a huge three to tie the game at 7-7, and it was all Cobras from there. They ended the quarter on a 10-0 run and led 12-7 heading into the second quarter.

A dominant second quarter ensued, with the Cobras holding the Bulldogs to just 6 points on the quarter. Janay Legagneur got the scoring going in the period with a second-chance bucket, followed by a Mariah Mitchem jumper to cap off a 14-0 total scoring run that had the Cobras up 16-7. The largest lead of the quarter came at the end off a Wasswa shot that had the Cobras up 30-13 headed to the halftime break.

It was all Cobras all day long to start the third period, rattling off another run that had them up 42-20 in the period. That run started on a Knight three and ended on a Thompson free throw, and the Cobras had their largest lead of the night. The Bulldogs started to chip away heading into the fourth quarter, shortening what was a twenty-point lead at the quarter break to just eleven with under three minutes to be played. The Cobras came alive at the end and sank clutch free throws to keep this one a double-digit game when it was all said and done, and the Cobras are on to the SAC Final with a 58-43 win!

Notables

• The Cobras were playing with a hurt Shawnteanna Tillman and still found a way with big performances by the rest of the team
• Both Wasswa and Thompson had near-double-doubles to propel the Cobras forward
• Wasswa had a 20-point outing to lead all scorers in this one, taking the reins and coming through when the team needed it the most.

Up Next

The Cobras now await the winner of the 2/3 seed semifinal match-up tonight that features Carson-Newman and Anderson. The final is set to tip off at 7:00 PM ET.