Gardner-Webb Tops Winthrop For Big Senior Day Victory, 80-51

Saturday, February 26

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.

2:00 PM

Gardner-Webb University

15-14,13-5Big South

Winthrop

6-23,4-14Big South

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Winthrop	13	17	11	10	51
Gardner-Webb	21	13	24	22	80

Photo by: © Jeff Sochko | GWUPhotos.com

Gardner-Webb Tops Winthrop For Big Senior Day Victory, 80-51

February 26, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb women's basketball team locked in a big senior day victory over Winthrop inside Paul Porter Arena on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 80-51, in favor of the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Gardner-Webb (15-14,13-5) shot 45.6% (31-for-68) from the floor, 42.3% (11-for-26) from long range, and 70.0% (7-for-10) at the charity stripe. The Runnin' Bulldogs took advantage of 30 points in the paint, 26 points off of turnovers, and 10 second-chance points.

Winthrop (6-23,4-14) shot 39.2% (20-for-51) from field-goal range, 50.0% (4-for-8), and 63.6% (7-for-11) at the free-throw line. The Eagles scored 28 points in the paint and 28 points off of the bench.

Junior Ki'Ari Cain led the offensive front with a team-high 21 points in today's matchup. Cain also had her hand on 10 assists, locking in a double-double for her. The 21 points and 10 assists register as new career-highs for the Sumpter, South Carolina native.

Sophomore Alasia Smith followed with 18 points and 10 rebounds. This marks the thirteenth double-double (16 of career) for the Johnson City, Tennessee native.

In the last seconds of the game, Emily Gillis drained the first three of her career to further secure the victory for the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Gardner-Webb will await the official seeding for the 2020 Hercules Tires Big South Women's Basketball Championships.

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