MACON, GA. – The Wofford women's basketball team defeated the Mercer Bears 67-64 on the road at Hawkins Arena on Saturday morning. The Terriers trailed 60-58 with four minutes left in the game but were able to comeback for their fifth-straight win.
 
Wofford improves to 11-9 with a 5-1 mark in Southern Conference play. The team has won six of its last seven games, including five in a row in the SoCon. Mercer falls to 12-8 with a 2-3 record in conference action. Freshman Gabby Mundy scored a career-high 28 points, while Queen Ikhiuwu tallied her fourth-straight double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Wofford finished the day shooting 21-of-55 (38.2%) from the field and made eight three-pointers at a 36.4 percent clip. Mercer shot 21-of-59 (35.6%) from the field and knocked in six three-pointers. The Terriers shot 17-of-24 (70.8%) from the free throw line. Mercer won the battle on the boards 40-37. The Terriers outscored Mercer 22-20 in the paint.
 
Gabby Mundy paced the way with a career-high 28 points, including 15 in the first half. Queen Ikhiuwu followed behind with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Ikhiuwu added 13 rebounds. Molly Masingale had a team-high three assists. Gabby Mundy and Maddie Heiss swiped two steals each.
 
Mercer scored the first basket of the game, but Wofford scored 15 unanswered points in return, taking an early 15-2 lead over Mercer. Gabby Mundy tallied a pair of triples in the run, along with five points from Maddie Heiss. Wofford kept the Bears scoreless for over four minutes of gametime during the Mercer skid. An 8-2 run by the Bears got the game within seven points. The teams would trade baskets from there, with Wofford taking a 22-14 lead into the second quarter.
 
Gabby Mundy kicked off the scoring for the second quarter, giving Wofford a 24-14 lead. Seven unanswered points from Mercer shortened the deficit to three points with 5:36 left in the half. A three-pointer by Gabby Mundy gave the team a nine-point lead with under a minute remaining, but Mercer was able to score a basket on its final possession. Wofford would end the half with a 32-25 advantage. Gabby Mundy totaled 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting in the first half.
 
Mercer scored the first three points of the second half, but five-straight points from Wofford extended the lead back to nine points early in the third quarter. A 10-2 run from the Bears cut Wofford's lead to one point, 39-38. The Terriers made just one field goal in over five minutes of action during the skid. A pair of free throws from Maddie Heiss, along with a triple by Madi Hawk gave Wofford a 44-38 advantage with 3:15 left in the stanza. Both teams traded baskets from there, until the Terriers embarked on an 8-0 run at the end of the quarter. Wofford led 55-46 heading into the fourth frame.
 
Nine unanswered points from Mercer to start the final quarter tied the game at 57-all. Gabby Mundy rattled in a free throw to give the team a one-point lead, but Mercer drained a three-pointer on the next possession to take its first lead, 60-58, since the opening basket of the game. Wofford was able to answer, however, as Mundy put home a layup on the other end to tie the game. The teams swapped points over the next few minutes, until Gabby Mundy was fouled on a defensive rebound. The freshman made the first free throw but missed the second to give Wofford a one-point lead. Molly Masingale was able to grab the offensive rebound, however, leading to a basket from Queen Ikhiuwu to give Wofford a 67-64 lead. The Terriers found stops on the next few possessions to defeat Mercer 67-64.
 
The Terriers will be back at home to take on the Furman Paladins on Friday, January 30. The game can be streamed on ESPN+.