WISE – An untimely cold shooting spell by UVA Wise allowed Limestone to force overtime and eventually sneak out of the David J. Prior Convocation Center with the 87-79 South Atlantic Conference win Saturday afternoon.
The loss snaps a two game win streak by the Highland Cavaliers.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: Limestone 87, UVA Wise 79
Records: UVA Wise (10-12, 7-11 SAC); Limestone (13-9, 9-9 SAC)
Location: Wise, VA | The Quillen Court in the David J. Prior Convocation Center
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Limestone grabbed the early six point lead and increased it to ten points midway through the first quarter. A pair of Cavalier three pointers from
Makenzie Bremer and
Macie Ridge helped cut the lead to six at the end of the quarter.
- The Cavs cut the lead to one possession multiple times in the second quarter before tying the game at 30-30 on a
Sable Burnside jumper with 32 seconds left. The Saints held the ball for the final shot, and hit one with four seconds left to take the two point lead into halftime.
- A Burnside three-pointer and Bremer free throw gave the Cavs the lead to open the second half. The rest of the quarter was back-and-forth, with nine lead changes and five ties.
- UVA Wise extended their lead to eight points with 6:17 left in regulation, and held the lead despite several Saint runs until the late free throw by Limestone tied the game at 74-74 with 19 second left. The Cavs had a open shot with three seconds left hit the front of the rim, and the game went to overtime. UVA Wise went ice cold offensively in the overtime, and Limestone took advantage with an 11-0 run. They then kept the Cavs at bay and went on to claim the 87-79 win.
- Reagan Kargo led the Saints with 24 points, and three other Limestone players scored in double figures.
GETTING WISE
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Sable Burnside led the Cavs with 30 points. It was her second 30+ point game of the season. The other? She had 34 points at Limestone. Burnside also had six rebounds, five blocks, and two assists.
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Ella Karst had 18 points, including 9-10 from the free throw line, and led the team with four assists.
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Caroline Mullins had her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
- UVA Wise won the battle of the boards by a 49-38 margin.
UP NEXT
The Cavs hit the road next week for a pair of SAC contests at Mars Hill on Wednesday and Newberry on Saturday.
