DANVILLE, Ky. – Trailing by 13 after one quarter, the Centre women's basketball squad rallied to defeat Rhodes, 60-56, Friday evening in Southern Athletic Association play inside Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Junior Kat Wilson's 12-point second quarter helped spark the Colonels, who improve to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the SAA. The visiting Lynx fall to 8-5 for the year and 1-1 in-conference. 
 
Wilson led all players with a season-high 21 points, going 7 of 13 overall and 3-for-5 from long range while adding seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rhodes came out of the gates swinging, taking a double figure lead just five minutes into the first quarter.
- The Lynx's Maya Longacre scored the first bucket of the second period, but Wilson soon caught fire to help the Colonels close the gap. 
- She hit all three of her 3-pointers in the period, and Mikayla Fee and Cheyenne Bunner combined for the other 10 points as Centre cut the deficit to 30-28 by halftime. 
- Madison Marcum helped the Colonels take their first lead of the game early in the third quarter, draining three consecutive 3-pointers.
- Rhodes closed the quarter on a strong run and carried a 48-45 advantage into the fourth.
- Centre nearly doubled up Rhodes in the fourth, outscoring its guests 15-8 to seal the conference victory. The Colonels limited the Lynx to just 3 of 11 shooting overall – including 0-for-3 from deep – while forcing four turnovers in the quarter. 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Wilson tallied season highs in nearly every statistical category, including points, rebounds, field goals and blocks.
- Rhodes out-shot Centre in terms of field goal percentage, but the Colonels had just five turnovers to the Lynx's 13. Centre turned those 13 miscues into 14 points.
- The five turnovers were the fewest for the Colonels in nearly five years.
 
UP NEXT
Centre hosts SAA foe Hendrix Sunday at 12 p.m. ET in Alumni Gym. The Warriors defeated Sewanee, 76-64, earlier this evening.