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Jalisa Fulwood
52
Sewanee Sewan 10-15,5-9 SAA
70
Winner Centre Centre 15-10,9-5 SAA
Sewanee Sewan
10-15,5-9 SAA
52
Final
70
Centre Centre
15-10,9-5 SAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Sewanee Sewan 13 14 14 11 52
Centre Centre 14 21 21 14 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Kyle Piercy, Director of Athletics Communications

Wilson scores 1,000th point in Senior Day win over Sewanee

DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre senior Kat Wilson reached the 1,000-point plateau Saturday against Sewanee, helping the Colonels celebrate Senior Day with a big 70-52 victory inside Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Centre finishes the regular season 15-10 overall and 9-5 in the Southern Athletic Association, having already locked up a three seed in the upcoming SAA Tournament. The Colonels send the Tigers home at 10-15 overall and 5-9 in-conference, avenging a loss at Sewanee back in December.
 
Wilson and classmate Mikayla Fee – who recorded 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds – were honored with a ceremony following the win.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Three-point buckets from Wilson, Kylee Murray and Madison Marcum helped the Colonels take an early 14-6 advantage.
- Sewanee closed the opening quarter strong, however, and cut the deficit to 14-13 after the first period.
- Centre raced back out to a 21-13 lead after five quick points from Murray in the second quarter.
- After knocking down six 3-pointers in the opening half, the Colonels carried a 35-27 lead into the break. Centre also scored 12 second chance points on seven offensive boards throughout the first two quarters.
- Centre used a 10-4 stretch to widen its lead early in the third period, 45-31, and would head to the last frame up 54-38.
- Wilson reached the 1,000-point milestone late in the fourth, putting the finishing touches on a dominant Centre victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre had one of its best games of the season from 3-point range, finishing 10 of 20 as five Colonels sank a three. Wilson and Marcum totaled three apiece.
- The Colonels shot 56% overall across the second and third quarters, helping put the game out of Sewanee's reach.
- Led by Fee's eight boards, the Colonels enjoyed a 34-23 advantage on the glass. Centre had 10 offensive rebounds and a 15-0 edge in second chance points.
- Defensively, Centre forced 16 Tiger turnovers, leading to 21 points. Ellen Hicks finished with three steals to go with her nine points and six rebounds.
- Abigail Wehby dished nine assists of Centre's 13 assists.  
 
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UP NEXT
Centre enters the postseason next weekend. The Colonels are the three seed in the upcoming SAA Tournament, and will host an opponent to be determined in the quarterfinals Sunday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m.
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