ROME, Ga.- Women's basketball returned to Georgia to face Berry in hopes of completing the perfect conference opening weekend. After a tight second half battle, the Colonels fended off the Vikings' late rally to win by a score of 59-55, improving to a 2-0 record in the league.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Vikings opened from behind the arc but were answered with an 8-0 run featuring successive threes from
Lilly Reid and
Emma Perna. Berry had tied it at 10-10 with three minutes to go but the Colonels created distance with seven points in the final minute thanks to a three from
Ryleigh Campbell, a pair of charity baskets from
Lilly Reid, and a lay-up from
Arin Nipp.
- Similar to the first, Centre opened with a pair from long range, these from
Bailey Rucker and
Anna Thomas. For the first four minutes, the Colonels dominated, outscoring Berry 14-5 to take their first double digit lead. The Vikings battled back with a 13-3 run to make it a 3-point game entering halftime, the score reading 34-31, Centre favoring.
- The third frame was the lowest scoring, Berry taking a brief lead, but Perna and Rucker answering to repossess it. With the Vikings tallying 10 points to the Colonels' seven, the score was tied at 41-41 entering the final ten minutes of play.
- Both teams traded baskets up until the media timeout. Out of the breather, Thomas connected a free throw with a layup to give Centre a slight edge. For the final three minutes, all but a
Katelyn Stiltner jumper came at the line. The Colonels knocked down eight free throws compared to Berry's six to win by a score of 59-55.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre held four players in double digit points. Reid and Campbell led with 11 while Rucker and Thomas tallied ten apiece.
- Campbell led the court in three pointers after going 3-4.
- Stiltner led the game in rebounds with nine.
- The Colonels favored off the glass with 31 rebounds to the Vikings' 27.
- The score was tied five times.
- Centre favored from the paint while Berry led from long range.
NEXT UP
Women's basketball will return home to host Hendrix and Rhodes next weekend, Jan. 17
th and 19
th.
