Wednesday,
January 26, 2004
BIG
SECOND HALF LIFTS BLUE HOSE PAST PIONEERS
CLINTON,
S.C. – Wesley
Campbell (Greenville, S.C.) had a career-high 17
points to go along with 13 rebounds, and Presbyterian College
went on a huge second half run to walk away with a 72-59
victory over Tusculum College in South Atlantic Conference
women’s basketball action Wednesday night at the Ross E.
Templeton Center.
The Blue
Hose (5-13, 3-3 SAC) fell behind 7-2 early in the first half,
but rallied to knot the score at 9 on a three pointer by Brittany
Carroll (Dunn, N.C.). From there, the Pioneers (6-13,
1-5) took control and never allowed PC to get within three
over the final ten minutes of the half to head into the locker
room with a 28-24 lead.
In the
second half, the Blue Hose finally broke through as they
scored the half’s first nine points on three three-pointers,
two by Carroll and one by Amy
Jones (Warthen, Ga.). Tusculum would trim the lead to
two on a three by Chassity Martin (Salem, Va.), but PC
went on a 23-4 run over the next seven minutes to go up by 21
(56-35).
The
Pioneers attempted a comeback in the final minutes, but PC hit
seven free throws down the stretch to seal the 13 point
victory.
Campbell
led the Blue Hose with a double-double, 17 points, 13 in the
second half, and 13 rebounds. Carroll finished with 20 points
and five rebounds, and Jones finished with 14 points. Julie
Maples (Knoxville, Tenn.) led the Pioneers with 24 points,
while Martin finished with 16.
PC will be
back in action Saturday afternoon as they travel to Catawba
College for a 2 p.m. contest. Tusculum will be back on the
road Saturday for a 6 p.m. match-up at Lenoir-Rhyne College.