Women's Basketball 2/20/2017 12:00:00 AM

Stetson Defeats Spartans in Home Finale

Box Score

Spartanburg, S.C. – Sarah Sagerer recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Stetson Hatters defeated USC Upstate 77-55 in the Hodge Center on Monday night.

Stetson improves to 23-5 overall and 12-1 in the ASUN. Upstate drops to 9-19 and 2-11.

Playing her final game at the Hodge Center, senior Raven Jefferson led the Spartans with 17 points and four steals. Jefferson was 9-for-12 at the free throw line. DeNisha Swain scored 15 points while Coco Ritter finished with 10 points. Ritter just missed a double-double as she grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.

In addition to Sagerer, Brittney Chambers and Breana Bey finished in double figures with 17 and 12 points respectively. Mckenna Beach had five assists.

Game Breakdown

Upstate took a 5-2 lead as Swain got the Spartans on the board with a layup followed by a 3-pointer. Sagerer gave the visitors a 7-5 advantage after completing a three-point play at the 6:45 mark. The Hatters closed out the quarter on a 13-4 run to lead 20-9 after the first stanza.
Stetson pushed its lead to 28-11 following a Kennedi Colclough jumper at the 5:51 mark of the 2^nd quarter. Upstate trimmed the deficit to 13 points, 28-15, thanks to a Jefferson free throw with 2:38 to play. Stetson led 36-18 at halftime.
A Sagerer layup gave the Hatters a 40-22 lead with 7:04 to play in the third quarter. Upstate answered with an 8-2 run to pull within 12 points, 42-30, following a Jefferson three-point play with 5:29 remaining. Stetson closed out the frame on a 13-2 run for a 55-32 advantage.
Sagerer pushed the Hatter lead to 57-35 on a layup with 8:49 to play in the fourth quarter. Upstate trimmed the Stetson lead to 58-40 on a pair of Brittney Delva free throws with 7:33 to play but would get no closer.

By the Numbers

Stetson finished 30-for-53 (56.6 percent) from the field while Upstate went 19-for-50 (38.0 percent).
Upstate scored 17 points off of 17 Stetson turnovers while the Hatters converted 11 Upstate turnovers into 16 points.
Stetson outrebounded Upstate 38-22.
The Stetson bench outscored the Spartan reserves 27-10.
Upstate outscored Stetson 23-22 in the fourth quarter.

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