SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Adison Howard posted 14 points, six rebounds and four assists and
Olivia Falvey added 16 points, but Sewanee went ice cold in the third quarter and never recovered, dropping an 86-51 decision at Southwestern University in women's basketball action Sunday in Georgetown, Texas.
The Tigers (8-10, 1-6 SAA) have lost four straight conference games, all on the road. Sewanee did not score for almost five minutes to start the game but trailed, 13-11, after one quarter. The Pirates (11-7, 2-5) put together an 11-0 spurt in the second period and built a 42-26 lead at the half.
Southwestern then posted a 20-2 run in the third quarter and outsqcored the Tigers, 26-5, in the period. Sewanee made only 2-of-8 shots from the field and committed 14 turnovers in the quarter alone. The Pirates netted 34 points off 30 Sewanee turnovers in the game.
Falvey scored 11 of her 16 points in the final period and Howard registered the first five points of the game and then seven more in the fourth quarter.
Southwestern's Neela Castillo finished with 39 points, including 26 in the first half. She made 10-of-13 shots in the first 20 minutes, 6-for-8 from 3-point range, including three straight triples late in the second quarter.
Adrianna McCoy added 14 points off the bench and Trinity Benitez collected 12 points for the Pirates.
The Tigers did not score for almost five minutes to start the game, missing their first four shots with five turnovers, but trailed only 8-0 before a driving layup plus the foul by Howard. She added another basket and Falvey and
Janie Boyd both scored, helping Sewanee trail just 13-11 at the end of one quarter.
Hannah Cleveland's short jumper kept the deficit at two to begin the second period, but the Pirates netted 11 straight points over a three-minute stretch, with the Tigers missing three shots and committing three turnovers.
Grace Gavin's layup ended the spurt and
Brianna Keating-Rendon made a 3-pointer on the next Sewanee possession, their only triple of the half (1-for-10).
The Pirates also took advantage of 15 first-half turnovers by the Tigers, turning those into 21 points en route to a 42-26 advantage.
Falvey's 3-pointer just over two minutes into the third quarter were the only points for Sewanee in the period until a Howard layup with just over a minute left on the clock, more than six points of game time. McCoy and Castillo each netted six points during the 20-2 run and Southwestern led, 68-31, at the end of three quarters.
Sewanee returns home for the next four games, hosting Trinity University and Southwestern next weekend at Juhan Gymnasium.
