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Highlights & Interview with Coach Farmer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Behind a game-high 17 points from sophomore Jordan Frazier and another 13 from senior Logan Morris, the Wofford College women's basketball team defeated Bluefield College of the NAIA, 63-44, Wednesday night from Benjamin Johnson Arena.
Frazier shot 5-of-14 on the evening and did a lot of work from the foul line, making 7-of-8 attempts. The sophomore guard entered the game ranked No. 6 in the country in steals per game (3.6) and tied a career-high with five, adding two assists. Morris shot 4-of-11, including a 3-pointer for the game's first basket, adding six rebounds and tying her career-high with three steals. The double-figure scoring games were the third of the season for both Frazier and Morris, leading the Terriers.
Wofford (2-4) led by four at halftime, 33-29, and held Bluefield (4-4 NAIA) to just 15 points and an 18.2 shooting percentage in the second half. The Terriers shot 39.2 percent (20-51) on the evening and were 18-of-24 (75.0 percent) from the foul line.
"I thought it was a great team effort tonight. We played with some great energy," Wofford head coach Edgar Farmer said. "Give Bluefield some credit, they gave us a nice run in the first half and even took the lead, but we responded well with a run of our own to take it back and get some momentum heading into halftime.
"We knew our defense would be the key to our success in the second half. We gave them a couple of different looks. The team executed the game plan and worked really hard out there."
Asia Wheeler headed the Rams with a team-high 14 points off the bench and a game-high 10 rebounds to record a double-double. Monique Robson had 12 points, also off the bench.
Wofford marked Bluefield's fourth game against an NCAA Division I opponent this season. The Rams have lost all four.
Morris got the game off to a good start with a 3-pointer 20 seconds in. Bluefield earned its first tie at 5-5, but an 8-0 Terrier run followed, capped by a made put-back jumper from Khadijah Joyner. The Terriers turned it on once more after the Rams closed the gap to 13-9, scoring the game's next six points and opening up their biggest lead of the half, 19-9.
Bluefield responded as Wofford went into a shooting lull, putting together a 17-2 run over the next five minutes and change. A made 3-pointer from Robson tied the score at 21, and Robson came back with another long-range field goal on Bluefield's next trip down the court, giving the Rams a 24-21 lead. Wheeler put a layup in less than a minute later and Bluefield led by five, 26-21.
The Terriers got it together and took the lead back courtesy of a 10-0 run in which freshman Kentra Washington and senior Erin Frost buried 3-pointers. Frost's capped the run to put Wofford up five and the Terriers took a four-point advantage into the locker room.
At the half, Frazier had nine points and junior Michelle Merritt had six. Washington led the Terriers in rebounds with four. Robson headed the game with 10 points and Wheeler had seven points and six rebounds.
It was a bit of a slow start for both teams offensively in the second half. The two sides combined for just three field goals in the first four minutes, but then the Terriers opened the game up with an 8-0 run to take a 43-31 lead. Wheeler got the lead back down to single digits with a made basket and free throw.
After Wheeler put in another basket to cut the score to nine again, 45-36, Morris got to the line and made two free throws to put Wofford up by double digits for good. The lead grew to 16 when freshman Sarah Traynor made her first collegiate 3-pointer at the 9:09 mark. Frazier extended the lead to 18 a few minutes later, 58-40, putting down a layup.
Wofford grabbed its biggest lead of the evening with a minute to play, as Frost was good from long range to put the Terriers up by the eventual final.
The Wofford women's basketball team hits the road for a month and begins Southern Conference play this Saturday at 2:30 p.m., at Davidson. Wofford's next home game is not until after the New Year, Jan. 4, against Western Carolina.
Terrier Notes
- Jordan Frazier scored a game-high 17 points and tied a career high with five steals.
- Logan Morris scored 13 points, had a team-high six rebounds and tied her career-high with three steals.
- Khadijah Joyner tied a career-high seven rebounds.
- Freshman Sarah Traynor made her first collegiate start and made her first collegiate 3-point field goal in the second half.
- Freshman Maria Corella had a career-high six points and three steals.
- Freshman Kentra Washington had a career-high six rebounds.
- Wofford improves to 4-0 all-time against Bluefield.
- The game counted as an exhibition for Bluefield.
