BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - - UVA Wise senior Caitlyn Ross became the third woman in program history and just the ninth player in the history of the South Atlantic Conference to reach 500 assists while sophomore Alexis Warren netted a career-high 12 points in their team's 60-47 triumph over the University of Puerto Rico Bayamon Wednesday.

UPR Bayamon (0-7) led 6-4 at the 5:30 mark of the opening quarter and from there, things went south for the hosts. UVA Wise (7-3) closed the opening quarter on a 14-to-6 scoring run that featured a pair of 3-pointers from junior Erin Egerbrecht and the Cavs would not be challenged again in the contest.

Ross made history with 4:57 to play in the half when she raced up the floor and dished a bounce pass to Katlin Burger. Burger would put the ball off the backboard and in for Ross' 500th career assist. Ross now stands 27 assists shy of Amber Carter's program record 530. The guard has also joined Carter and Paula Adams as the only players in program history to score at least 1,000 points and dish out 500 or more assists.



Ross finished the game with seven assists and now has 503 for her career.

The Vaqueras would see the deficit balloon to as much as 12 in the first half when Leah Kestner completed a traditional 3-point play. Kestner's 3-point play highlighted a big day for the senior who tallied nine points and five rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting in just 19 minutes of play.

The Cavs would lead by 28 on two occasions in the fourth quarter, once on a bucket by freshman Allyson Fleenor and later when sophomore Sable Burnside scored on a Cloey Frantz assist.

UPR Bayamon would close the game on a 17-to-2 run but could never get the game back within single digits.

The Vaqueras were led by Delanie Jesus' 10 points while Cristal Diaz chipped in nine. UPR Bayamon was held to 1-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc and lost the rebounding battle 40-to-28.

Warren used the charity stripe to her advantage en route to her career day. The Chesterfield, Va. product sank all eight of her foul shots to lead a team for a 13-for-15 effort for UVA Wise.

Nine Cavs scored in the game as Jamie Cluesman's team received 28 bench points compared to nine for the Vaqueras.

Tomorrow, UVA Wise takes on Universidad del Sagrado Corazón at 1 p.m.