Rachael Rose Hampton 2021-22
Matt Levonick
60
Winner USC Upstate USCU 16-5,8-2 Big South
58
Hampton Hamp 7-11,3-5 Big South
Winner
USC Upstate USCU
16-5,8-2 Big South
60
Final
58
Hampton Hamp
7-11,3-5 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
USC Upstate USCU 11 14 15 20 60
Hampton Hamp 14 8 20 16 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Rachael Rose's Putback in the Final Seconds Sinks Hampton Saturday Afternoon

HAMPTON, Va. – Facing Hampton for the second time in three days, USC Upstate women's basketball maintained its resilient nature as it found a way to win in the final seconds, earning its fifth straight win with a 60-58 triumph Saturday afternoon to sink Hampton.
 
Inbounding under Upstate's basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, freshman guard Rachael Rose found redshirt sophomore guard Chellia Watson for a shot attempt in the final seconds. Stepping back into play unmarked, Rose corralled the rebound and offered a putback attempt that found the bottom of the net with 1.8 seconds to play to deliver a Spartan victory.
 
For Rose, her final rebound and final points proved critical as the points pushed her to 13 for the game with the rebound marking her 10th of the game, securing her second career double-double as she added four assists and four steals to her scoring and rebounding totals. Leading the Spartans in scoring, Watson poured in a game-high 29 points while pulling in five rebounds, dishing out two assists, and swiping a steal.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 60; Hampton 58
Records: USC Upstate (16-5; 8-2 Big South); Hampton (7-11; 3-4 Big South)
Location: Convocation Center | Hampton, Va.
 
How It Happened
First Quarter
  • Scoring the first four points of the game for the Spartans, Chellia Watson eclipsed her scoring total from the first meeting between the two teams last Thursday. Opening the scoring, she began a quarter of back-and-forth scoring with the lead changing five times during the quarter.
  • Throughout the quarter, only twice—both by Hampton—did a team make consecutive baskets as both occasions stood as 4-0 scoring runs. Hampton's second 4-0 scoring stretch created a four-point lead, marking its largest of the game before a Molly Coleman free throw trimmed said lead to three heading into the quarter break.
Second Quarter
  • Opening the second quarter as she did the first, Watson started Upstate's scoring, sparking a 5-1 scoring run that gave Upstate the lead. Knocking down a three from the top of the key, Hannah Roberts propelled the Spartans to a 16-15 advantage.
  • Following a Pirate free throw to tie the game, the Spartans used their longest run of the game to build its biggest lead, taking a 23-16 advantage with 4:37 to play in the half. Watson spurred the run, scoring five of its seven points while reaching double figures in the process.
  • Scoring the final four points of the half, Hampton trimmed Upstate advantage to three heading into the halftime locker room.
Third Quarter
  • Scoring the first eight points of the half for Upstate, Watson went toe-to-toe with Hampton to maintain Upstate's advantage into the latter half of the quarter. She answered a 5-0 Pirate run during the stretch with a 4-0 run of her own to close a 9-8 scoring stretch for the Pirates.
  • Fighting back to take the lead, Hampton used a 6-0 run to take a 39-36 lead with 2:33 remaining in the quarter. The Spartans answered to reclaim the lead with a 4-0 scoring run before Hampton finished the quarter scoring the final three points to stake a two-point lead.
Fourth Quarter
  • Taking back the lead, Upstate opened the fourth quarter outscoring Hampton 6-2 over the quarter's first four minutes. Hampton countered with a 4-0 scoring spurt to pull back ahead and set up a period of back-and-forth scoring over the game's next two-and-a-half minutes.
  • Entering the final two minutes trailing 53-52, the Spartans outscored the Pirates 8-5 to close the game. Watson and Rachael Rose produced the eight Spartan points with Rose scoring five points, including the game-winning two, to reach double-figures for the game.
  • Inbounding under Upstate's basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, Rose found Watson for a shot attempt in the final seconds. Stepping back into play unmarked, Rose corralled the rebound and offered a putback attempt that found the bottom of the net with 1.8 seconds to play to deliver a Spartan victory.
 
Notable
  • Tallying 13 points and 10 rebounds, Rachael Rose secured her second career double-double and the fourth double-double by a Spartan this season. Adding to her double-double against High Point (19 points; 11 rebounds), she ties Jada Logan for the team lead in double-doubles.
  • Scoring 29 points to lead the Spartans against Hampton, Chellia Watson secured her sixth 20-plus point game during Big South play, scoring 20-plus in three of the past four games. Overall, she's tallied 20 or more points in a game in seven games this season.
  • With Watson and Rose reaching double-figures, Upstate has seen multiple double-figure scorers in 25 straight games, including all 21 games this season.
 
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