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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Daniella Motley made a free throw with 4.1 seconds to play to give the Terriers a 56-55 win over the College of Charleston Wednesday afternoon in the Benjamin Johnson Arena in a Southern Conference game.
Wofford picked up their first SoCon win and snapped a seven-game slide as they improved to 6-10 and 1-7. It was also their third straight game that was decided on the final possession and seventh game decided by less that five points. The College of Charleston falls to 7-11 overall and 3-6 in SoCon play.
Wofford flipped a 6-2 deficit into a 9-8 lead on seven straight points from Morgan Wrightson with 13:50 on the clock, but Alyssa Frye answered on the next College of Charleston possession with a three to take an 11-9 lead. Wofford tied the game at 11 on a layup from Rachel Brittenham on the Terriers next possession with 12:13 left in the half.
The teams alternated baskets until Shannon Hines knocked down a three from the top of the key to send the Cougars on a 5-0 run and an 18-13 lead, but Motley ended the run with a basket in the paint to cut the lead to 18-15 with 8:27 before the half.
Wofford used a long three from Wrightson as the shot clock expired to spark their own 5-0 run and take a 20-18 lead at the six-minute mark. Frye gave the lead right back to CofC, 21-20, with a three with 4:42 left as the teams continued to trade points.
Frye took the Cougar lead out to 27-25 with her fourth three of the first half with just over a minute remaining, but Masalin answered the Terriers with the final basket of the half, a three from the corner, to give Wofford a 28-27 edge.
Frye made the first basket of the second half, her fifth three of the game, to give the Cougars a 30-28 lead two minutes into play. Wofford responded with a three from Wrightson and a fast break layup by Frazier to mount a 6-0 run a take a four point lead, 34-30, with 16:43 on the clock.
Trailing 36-32, The College of Charleston used a 14-0 run highlighted by Frye's sixth and seventh threes to give the Cougars a 44-36 lead with 9:55 remaining. Wrightson ended a five minute and 30 second scoreless streak with a fast break three to send the Terriers on a 10-0 run and give Wofford a 48-44 lead with under six minutes to play.
Cathryn Hardy ended a four-minute scoring drought for CofC with two free throws at 5:33 to cut the lead to 48-46. Two minutes later, the Cougars tied the game at 50 on a basket by Jillian Brown.
Down 52-50, Latisha Harris made five free throws over a three-minutes span the give the Cougars a 55-52 lead with 49 seconds remaining in the game. Logan Morris grabbed an offensive rebound and tied the game with a three-point play with 32 seconds on the clock.
Wofford got a stop on the defensive end and grabbed an offensive rebound. Motley was fouled going up for shot sending her to the line with 4.1 seconds showing. Motley made the first of two free throws, and the College of Charleston last second heave hit off the backboard as the Terriers earned the 56-55 win.
Wofford went 35 percent from the floor and 38 percent from three, while the College of Charleston was 32 percent overall and 39 percent from behind the arc. Wofford held an advantage on the glass, 46-35, including 17 offensive rebounds to led to 15 second chance points.
Wrightson led Wofford with 19 points including four threes. She was the only Terrier in double-figures. Motley followed with eight points, and Frazier and Ashton Fleming scored seven points each. Motley grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and had four steals.
Frye’s seven threes led the Cougars. She was two threes shy of the Southern Conference record for threes in a game. Harris scored 16 point and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds. Brown had a game-high eight assists for CofC.
Wofford returns to action Saturday at 2 p.m. at Furman.
