Anderson, S.C. —- The Catawba College women's basketball team overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit backed by 13 points from sophomore Sydney Gueterman and the game-winner from Bailee Goodlett to shock Anderson in the South Atlantic Conference opener on Wednesday evening.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba shot 27-for-72 (38 percent) from the floor, while holding Anderson to 21-of-66 (32 percent) from the field
- The Trojans were 6-for-21 (29 percent) from three-point range; the Catawba Indians were 6-of-23 (26 percent) from long range
- AU was 14-for-22 (64 percent) from the free throw line, while Catawba was just 3-for-6 (50 percent) from the charity stripe
- Anderson out-rebounded the Catawba Indians 53-41, but held just an 8-7 edge in second-chance points
- Catawba recorded 16 assists to a season-low nine turnovers, while the Trojans had 12 assists to 15 turnovers; Catawba enjoyed a 22-7 avantage in points off turnovers
- The Catawba Indians led in points in the paint (34-22) and bench points (32-16)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Gueterman scored a career-high 15 points with 13 coming in the fourth quarter alone
- Janiya Foskey recorded a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds
- Goodlett was the third Catawba Indian in double figures with 10 points
- Saniya Wilson provided nine points and three assists off the bench
- Brooklin Ingram added eight points with two three-pointers
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
- Anderson scored the game's first two baskets in a defensive first five minutes
- Goodlett banked home a three-pointer for Catawba's first points at the 4:30 mark
- The teams traded points for the rest of the period, with Catawba trailing 11-9 after 10 minutes
SECOND QUARTER
- Wilson's layup at the 6:37 mark tied the game at 13
- Baker's free throw with three minutes to go in the half gave Catawba its first lead at 16-15
- AU finished the opening half on a 10-2 run, as Martyna Radzickia's three-pointer in the closing seconds extended the Trojan lead to 25-18 at the halftime break
THIRD QUARTER
- The teams traded points for much of the first five minutes in the third quarter, with Anderson leading 34-27 at the midway point
- After the Trojans built up a 10-point lead, Ingram drilled back-to-back three-pointers to cut the Catawba Indian deficit to four points
- AU bounced back, recording back-to-back baskets to return their lead to eight
- Two late free throws from Kyla Cain gave the hosts a 43-36 lead heading into the fourth
FOURTH QUARTER
- The Trojans' Rose Gravel recorded two buckets in the opening minute of the quarter to grow the Anderson lead to a game-high 11 points, forcing a Catawba timeout
- Foskey, Wilson and Gueterman combined on a 7-0 run to cut the Trojan lead down to 47-43 at the 7:46 mark
- Three straight Gueterman jumpers gave Catawba its first lead since the second quarter with six minutes to go
- AU responded with six unanswered points to return the lead in their favor, but Goodlett nailed a triple and Natalie Fuertes Lara's layup with 2:55 to go tied the game again
- Gueterman's corner three-pointer broke the tie with 21 seconds left, but Anderson's Alana Eakle banked home a game-tying three-pointer off a timeout just seven seconds later
- Off a timeout that advanced the ball, Goodlett drove right side and finished the go-ahead layup with eight seconds remaining
- AU's Eakle was fouled with 0.3 seconds to go, but missed the second end of the pair of free throws as Catawba escaped with the 1-point victory, 63-62
GAME NOTES
- Catawba's sixth straight win over Anderson, improving their mark in the all-time series to 21-13
- The Trojans were picked to finish second in the preseason SAC poll, but remained without preseason All-SAC selections Diamond McDowell and Zamiya Passmore
- Terence McCutcheon's 97th career win as head coach
- Catawba Indians' sixth straight win in their SAC opener
UP NEXT
- Catawba heads to ninth-ranked Carson-Newman on Saturday to face the league favorite Eagles at 2 p.m.
