During the game against Anderson, Ericka Wiseley led the way for the Wolves with 14 points on 6-10 shooting from the field and three steals in 30 minutes of action.
Courtesy of Newberry College
NEWBERRY — The Newberry Wolves women’s basketball team bounced back from their loss to Catawba by defeating the Trojans of Anderson University by a score of 71-59 at Eleazer Arena.
Four Wolves scored in double figures: redshirt sophomore center Ericka Wiseley led the way for the Wolves with 14 points on 6-10 shooting from the field and three steals in 30 minutes of action. Senior guard Keli Romas had 12 points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists while sophomore guard Courtney Virgo had 11 points and four rebounds on 4-8 shooting from the field, including 3-5 from three. Senior guard Ke’Shaun White scored 10 points, two assists, two steals and two blocks on 4-6 shooting from the field in 16 minutes coming off the bench.
Newberry got off to a great start early, leading by as much as 11 in the first quarter. The Wolves led by as much as 15 in the game, with the score at 34-19 with 7:00 left in the second quarter on a layup by Virgo. But the visitors stormed back with a 10-0 run to start the third period, leading by as much as four.
From there, the game went back and fourth until the Wolves made some key shots late in the fourth, including when senior guard Kelsey Brett hit a fast break layup with 6:34 left. They extended the lead to five on a steal by freshman guard Payton Cronen who dished it to Virgo, who hit a step-back three with 6:25 left.
For the game, Newberry was 26-54 from the field, 6-14 from deep and 13-19 from the free-throw line. From the field, Newberry was a key 8-14 in both the first and fourth quarter.
Inside the boxscore
• Virgo ended the game with 11 points. She is the team’s leading scorer this season, averaging 10.6 points a game.
• Keli Romas had five steals. This led all players and set a new season-high for the Wolves this season.