Box Score BUENA VISTA, VA. — The Southern Virginia University women's basketball captured their first USA South Conference Championship Saturday afternoon in Knight Arena, taking down Berea College 73-62.
"This was a great team win for us," said head coach Lynette Schroeder. "We never doubted our ability to be victorious through the ebbs and flows of the game. Every role mattered today and it is an amazing feeling to see the team accomplish their goals."
Players of the Game
Katie Garrish: Double-Double | 15 points | 10 rebounds | seven blocks
Addison Newman: 21 points | two assists | one block
Savanna Christensen: 13 points | nine rebounds | one block
Game notes
- Southern Virginia took control of the first quarter, outscoring the Mountaineers 17-12
- Savanna Christensen scored a team-high six points and two assists
- Coming off of the bench, Anna Singer followed Christensen with five points and two assists
- Berea evened the game up in the second quarter, outscoring Southern Virginia 18-13 led by five points from Aaliyah Hampton and Destiny Combs
- Katie Garrish and Christensen led the team in the second with four points and four combined rebounds
- Both teams went in to the halftime break with the game knotted at 30
- The Knights struggled in the third quarter, only shooting 35.7 percent from the field
- Addison Newman led the team with six points while Emma Camden added four points and one rebound
- The Knights dominated the final quarter of play, coming to life with 28 points in the fourth
- Addison Newman took matters into her own hands, leading all players with ten points and one assist
- Emma Camden added six more points to her total, while Katie Garrish and Courtney McKrola added nine total points
- Southern Virginia ran away with the title in the final minutes of the game, capturing their first title in their inaugural season within the USA South Conference
- The Knights ended the game shooting 51 percent from the field, and dominated the paint 36-20
Southern Virginia awaits their opponent in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, February 28. Game time and location is to be determined.
