Box Score SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A last-second shot from sophomore Mahagony Williams lifted the Terriers over the Elon Phoenix 63-61 in women’s basketball action on Saturday.
Elon’s Ursyla Cotton scored the first points of the contest, but Wofford answered with a three-pointer from Natalie Gramblin to take an early lead. The Terriers extended the margin to as many as seven points, but at the 12:06 mark, hit a dry spell, allowing Elon to bring the score within one point until Gramblin broke the streak with a good free throw with 7:50 remaining.
The Terriers then went on a 7-1 run to regain a seven-point lead, and held onto the advantage, entering half time with a 29-24 lead. In the second half, the Phoenix came out strong, cutting the Terriers’ lead to two within the first two minutes, and tying the score by the 16:16 mark.
After three more ties, Wofford trailed for much of the second half, allowing Elon as much as a six-point lead. The Terriers grabbed the advantage with three minutes remaining with a good layup from April Moorhouse. A Phoenix turnover gave the ball back to the Terriers and Williams cashed in with another layup to give Wofford a three-point lead. Elon’s Tiffany Davis answered with a three-pointer to tie the score for the sixth time, and a missed Wofford layup looked to be sending the game into overtime, but Wofford’s Williams grabbed a key offensive rebound and knocked down two points to give the Terriers the 63-61 victory.
Elon was led by Urysla Cotton, who knocked down 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Amber Wall led the Phoenix in rebounds with nine, while Courtney Medley contributed eight. Three other Phoenix scored in double-digits, with Wall, Tiara Gause and Tiffany Davis each adding 11 points. The Phoenix outrebounded the Terriers 48-44.
The Terriers were led by Moorhouse’s 14 points, while Williams added 10 and led the Terriers in rebounds with eight. Senior Liz Miller grabbed 10 boards in the team’s first league win, and junior Natalie Gramblin added nine points.
With the win, Wofford improves to 3-11 on the season and 1-5 in the Southern Conference, while Elon falls to 1-13 and remains winless in league play with a 0-8 record. The Terriers will hit the road on Monday, January 12 with a trip to Georgia Southern. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
