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Centre vs Warren Wilson
Chris Zollner
62
Oglethorpe OU 10-6,2-3 SAA
66
Winner Centre Centre 13-3,4-1 SAA
Oglethorpe OU
10-6,2-3 SAA
62
Final
66
Centre Centre
13-3,4-1 SAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oglethorpe OU 16 14 10 22 62
Centre Centre 21 9 16 20 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lara Russell, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Women's basketball outlasts Oglethorpe

DANVILLE, Ky.- The Colonels returned to action on Sunday to host Oglethorpe. After a close, four-quarter battle, Centre downed the Stormy Petrels 66-62, improving to 4-1 in the league, 13-3 overall.  

GAME HIGHLIGHTS   
- The contest opened at a competitive pace, neither team taking more than a two-point lead in the initial minutes. With two minutes left in the frame, the Colonels began to separate themselves with a series of unanswered baskets from Bailey Rucker, Natalie Duggins, and Makya Grinter. Entering the next quarter, Centre held a five-point advantage.   
-The game's scoring nearly halted entering the next period, only three baskets being made in the first six minutes. After the quarter's media timeout, the two teams began to match one-another offensively, resulting in a tied game (30-30) entering halftime.  
-The Stormy Petrels opened the second half but were answered by Rucker draining a three, directly followed with a jumper from Emma Rose Vincent. The Petrels eventually brought it within four but both teams fell silent in the final four minutes. A late buzzer-beating lay-up from Duggins spotted the score at 46-40 entering the final period of play. 
- In the early minutes of the fourth quarter, Oglethorpe cut the deficit to four twice, and both times, Centre returned their hold to seven or more. In the final two-minute stretch, the Stormy Petrels were once again within two possessions of Centre. Icing the game at the line with Rucker and Grinter, Centre women's basketball came away with a 66-62 victory over their SAA opponent.  

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE     
-Rucker led the court with a career high of 28 points. Duggins also obtained double digit points with 12. 
-The Colonels held a 28-22 advantage on the glass. 
-Centre favored from the paint, finding 30 points from the floor after shooting 53%. 
-The game saw three lead changes and five separate ties. 
- Rookie Ka'Niah Edelen collected her first career points with the Colonels in today's contest.    

UP NEXT     

The Colonels will continue their home stint to host SAA's Hendrix on Friday, Jan. 19th, at 6 p.m. ET.

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