Wednesday, January 10, 2001
BLUE
HOSE DEFEAT BULLDOGS 87-74
IN
SAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ACTION
PC places all five starters in double figures
| CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College junior
forward Toni Leopard (Ninety-Six, SC) scored 19 points
to lead five Blue Hose in double figures as PC defeated
Wingate University 87-74 in South Atlantic Conference
women’s basketball action. The Blue Hose broke open a closely contested game early
second half on a 15-6 run
to go ahead 54-44 with 14:28 remaining. Wingate fought back
and tried to cut into the lead, but could not get any closer
than nine points on several occasions including the last
coming at the 3:56 mark with PC ahead 72-63. The Blue Hose
ended the game hitting 14-of-14 free throws in the last four
minutes. Leopard shot seven-for-seven at the charity stripe as PC on
night shot 35-of-44 free throws, good for a 79.5% free throw
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Joining Leopard for scoring honors was senior center Rachel
Sloan (Greenville, SC) who tallied her 35 career
double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Senior forward Tracy
Woody (Mauldin, SC) added 15 points, while freshman
guard Bonnie Werner (Kennesaw, GA) added 14 points and
junior guard Katie Davis (Gainesville, GA) added 10
points. Wingate was led by a pair of seniors in center Temeshia
Dawkins (Shelby, NC) and guard Tricia Peckham (Cary,
NC) who each scored 19 points. PC improves to 11-4 overall, 2-0 in the SAC while Wingate
University falls to 11-3 overall and 1-1 in the league. |
The Blue Hose extend their home regular season win streak
to 25 games and their home SAC win streak to 31 games.