Southern Virginia University Women's Basketball Advances to Conference Semifinal with Dominant 69-45 Victory Over Mary Baldwin

Box Score

BUENA VISTA, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's basketball advanced to the USA South Conference Tournament Semifinals Tuesday night, defeating Mary Baldwin University 69-45.

"We knew coming in that Mary Baldwin would play us tough, they always do," said head coach Lynnette Schroeder. "They're well-coached and we saw that tonight. Our focus was to play one possession at a time, get stops on defense and share the ball on offense. It took us 3 quarters to get there, but we got there."

Notable Stats

Savanna Christensen: Double-Double | game-high 16 points | 11 rebounds

Katie Garrish: Double-Double | 14 points | 12 rebounds

Game Notes

Both teams struggled to find the bucket in the first half of the game with both teams knotted at 11 at the end of the first
Savanna Christensen led all players with eight points and five rebounds, with Addison Newman adding three points
The two teams continued to be evenly matched in the second, with both teams scoring 14 points
Courtney McKrola got things going with five points and three rebounds, with Kattie Garrish scoring four, and Emma Camden scoring three
The Knights started to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Squirrels 19-13
Emma Camden led the team with five points, while Addison Newman added four
Katie Garrish and Courtney McKrola added three points, while Savanna Christen and Anna Singer added two
Southern Virginia's defense locked in in the final quarter, only allowing seven total points
The Knights scored 25 points in the fourth, led by Savanna Christensen, Addison Newman, and Courtney Mckrola's six points
Taylor Miyasaki added three points off of the bench to help lock in the team's 69-45 victory
Southern Virginia ended the game shooting 35.5 percent from the field, and 21.1 percent from three
The Knights dominated the boards 49-38 and the paint 42-12