WISE – Playing before the home crowd for the first time this season, the UVA Wise women's basketball team used a second quarter surge to down the King University Tornado 84-69 Saturday afternoon on the Quillen Court.
Twelve Highland Cavaliers scored in the game and the 84 points were the most scored this season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: UVA Wise 84, King 69
Records: UVA Wise (3-1); King (1-3)
Location: Wise, VA | The Quillen Court in the David J. Prior Convocation Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Katlin Burger scored first off a turnaround jumper in the paint. King then rolled off seven unanswered points and eventually built up a six point lead. The Cavs fought back and a pull-up jumper by
Ella Karst cut the lead to one with 2:35 remaining. King closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 16-9.
- Le'Aije Ellington gave King the 18-9 lead to open the second quarter. An offensive rebound and putback by Mariya Williams put the Tornado ahead by eleven points. It would turn out to be their largest lead of the game. A running floater by Karst started the Cavalier comeback, and over the next 5:48 they would outrun the Tornado 16-4 to take the 27-26 lead on a run capped by a steal by Burger who passed it to Burnside for the three-pointer. The teams would trade baskets down the stretch, with the Cavs holding the 32-31 lead at the half.
- The teams traded baskets for the first few minutes of the third quarter until a
Macie Ridge layup sparked a run that gave UVA Wise the 46-35 lead with 6:05 remaining in the quarter. Then it was the Tornado's turn to make a big run as they cut the lead back to 52-51 to end the period.
- Four points by
Caroline Mullins and an
Allyson Fleenor three-pointer put the Cavs ahead 59-51 with 8:42 left in the game. Another basket by Mullins and nine straight points by Mullins put UVA Wise ahead by 14 points at the final media timeout. King could never cut their deficit under double digits the rest of the way and UVA Wise went on to claim the 84-69 win.
GETTING WISE
- UVA Wise was paced by
Ella Karst's career night, as she had a game-high 27 points off of 8-11 shooting from the field, 3-4 shooting from behind the arc, and 8-9 from the free throw line. She also added in four rebounds, drew five fouls, and dished out three assists.
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Sable Burnside had 12 points, four rebounds, three steals, and three blocks.
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Katlin Burger led the team in rebounds with six to go along with eight points, while
Caroline Mullins also had eight points.
Allyson Fleenor had seven points and a career-high six assists.
- The team shot their best percentage of the season to date, hitting 53.6 percent of their shots from the field. They also had season highs in three-pointers (38.1%) and free throws (80%).
UP NEXT
The Highland Cavs will begin South Atlantic Conference play when they travel to local arch-rival Emory & Henry Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. The Wasps are currently 3-1 after defeating Virginia Union 74-65 earlier today. They will then return home next Saturday to host Coker in a SAC game.
