SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A surging rally from the women's basketball team was not enough to topple UNC Asheville, as the Bulldogs came away with a 70-63 win Tuesday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
Facing a 42-25 deficit at halftime, the Terriers (0-2) outscored the Bulldogs (1-1) in the third period 14-10. Wofford then used a 14-10 run in the fourth period to cut the Bulldog lead to single digits.
 
Forward Kentra Washington led the Terriers on offense in the second half, scoring 12 of her team-high 16 points in the third and fourth periods. She also added five rebounds, three assists and two steals in the game.
 
The key part of the game came in the final two minutes. A free throw from Bulldog guard Khalia Webb put UNC Asheville up 66-56. A made free throw followed by a layup from Terrier guard Ashton Fleming cut the lead back to seven at the 1:22 mark. Guard Jordan Frazier stole the following inbounds pass from Bulldog guard Tianna Knuckles to give the Terriers the ball back.
 
Fleming then made another layup at the 1:14 mark to cut the lead to 66-61 before Bulldog guard Chatori Major added a free throw with one minute remaining.
 
The next time down the floor for Wofford, guard Chanel Stokes drove to the basket and sank a layup to make it 67-63 Bulldogs. Coming out of a timeout with 33 seconds on the clock, Fleming missed two layup opportunities and Stokes missed a three, with Bulldog guard Paige Love gathering the rebound.
 
Love would then sink a free throw after Fleming fouled her with 16 seconds remaining, and Knuckles gathered the offensive rebound on the second free throw attempt to give the Bulldogs a second opportunity. Guard Khalia Webb was then fouled and sank two free throws to ice the game with 10 seconds left.
 
Knuckles finished with a double-double for the Bulldogs, gathering 24 points and 10 rebounds while hitting 6-10 three pointers in the game.
 
Fleming led the Terriers in rebounds with 11 to go with eight points and a block. Frazier stole four passes while scoring 12 points and making three assists.
 
Freshman Chloe Wanink followed up her eight-point debut at Minnesota with 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in Tuesday's game.
 
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Terriers in home openers and a four-game winning streak over UNC Asheville dating back to 2012. Wofford has also lost five straight overall games at home dating back to last season.
 
The Terriers go on the road for their next contest, facing Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C., at 6 p.m. Thursday night.