ANDERSON, SC – The UVA Wise women's basketball team saw Clayton State take the one point lead with seventeen seconds remaining in the game, but a late basket by
Sable Burnside and a rebound and free throw by
Makenzie Bremer gave the Highland Cavaliers the 66-64 win over Clayton State Friday afternoon.
It was the fourth straight season that the two had met in their season openers in the SAC vs. Peach Belt Conference Challenge, and with the win today the Cavs have won three straight.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: UVA Wise 66, Clayton State 64
Records: UVA Wise 1-0; Clayton State 0-1
Location: Anderson, SC | Alice Tribble Court at the Abney Athletic Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Sable Burnside scored the first points of the season with a pull-up jumper just outside the paint. A couple minutes later, a
Makenzie Bremer layup sparked a 10-0 run over the next 3:17 to give the Cavs the 14-4 lead. Clayton State would begin to chip away at the lead, cutting it to 18-13 after the first stanza.
- A pair of Laker baskets cut the lead to 18-17 with 8:59 left in the half, but a free throw by
Katlin Burger and baskets from Burnside and
Madison Looney extended the UVA Wise lead back to 23-17. Clayton State took advantage of Cavalier turnovers to take the 26-25 lead with 1:55 left in the half. Bremer then scored five straight points down the stretch and the Cavs would hold the 30-28 lead at halftime.
- The Lakers tied the game up at 31-31 off a three-pointer by Jadah Waite before a
Macie Ridge layup started a 9-2 UVA Wise run to put the lead back to nine, 42-33, with 4:37 left in the third. Clayton State would cut the lead to 45-42 with less than a minute left, but a Burger free throw and a steal and layup from
Ella Karst gave the Cavs the 48-42 lead heading into the final frame.
- Clayton State cut the lead to one, only to see UVA Wise hit a basket seconds later. That pattern repeated several times over the next few minutes before Kyla Greene hit a three-pointer to put CSU ahead 57-56. The lead changed a couple of times down the stretch before a Bremer free throw tied the game 61-61 with 58 second left in the game. They drew a five seconds inbound violation from the Lakers on the ensuing possession, and Burnside took advantage with a driving layup to put the Cavs up by two. Jasmyn Burts then hit a three-pointer from the corner to put CSU up 64-63 with 23 seconds left. After several timeouts, Burnside made another driving layup with 17 seconds remaining. Clayton State missed the go-ahead jumper with three seconds on the clock and Bremer rebounded it and was fouled. She hit one of the free throws and CSU were unable to get a shot off in time and the Cavs held on for the 66-64 win.
- Jada White led the Lakers with 18 points, while Jasmyn Burts added in 15. India Dowling-Green led all rebounders with twelve.
GETTING WISE
- The win is the third straight season opening win and moves the team to 3-4 in season openers in the Coach
Jamie Cluesman era.
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Sable Burnside led the team with 17 points,
Katlin Burger had 16 points, while
Makenzie Bremer added in15 points.
- Burnside also led the team with eight rebounds, while
Jalie Ruehling had three points and four assists in her first career start.
- As a team, the Cavs shot 44.4 percent from the field and held the Lakers to 39.1 percent.
- Turnovers were an issue for both teams as UVA Wise had 28 and Clayton State 21.
UP NEXT
The Highland Cavaliers will close out their part of the Conference Challenge Saturday morning at 11 a.m. when they face Flagler. It will be a battle of unbeaten teams as the Saints defeated host Anderson 83-71 in Friday's other game of the classic.
