The Emory & Henry College Women’s Basketball Team (5-5, 1-2 SAC) earned its first South Atlantic Conference win of the year in thrilling fashion over Southwest Virginia rival the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (4-5, 1-3 SAC) Wednesday evening. The Wasps took advantage of an 18-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter to propel themselves to a 76-72 win over the Cavaliers.
UVA Wise scored the first seven points of the contest to take a 7-0 lead two minutes into the game. E&H woke up and went on a 20-6 run for a 20-13 advantage at the end of the opening stanza.
– In the second, the Cavaliers started with a 10-2 run to go ahead 23-22 with 6:01 on the clock. The two squads traded baskets before Wise put together another 10-2 run to lead 35-28 at the half.
– Returning to action, the Cavaliers scored the first five points to push their advantage to 40-28 in the first 36 seconds of the period but the Wasps trimmed the deficit to five at 46-41 with 5:22 on the clock. Wise responded with a 12-5 run to close the period to lead, 62-46, with one period to play.
– The two teams went shot-for-shot early in the fourth before both went cold from the field. Trailing 68-53 with 6:10 on the clock, Emory & Henry scored 18 points in a row over the course over 3:51 to go ahead 71-68 with 2:19 to play. The Cavaliers trimmed the lead to one but would get no closer as the Wasps converted five of their final six free throws to seal the victory, 76-72.
