WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Spalding University women's basketball team edged Wittenberg, 72-70, to advance to the championship game of the Damon's/Hampton Inn Tipoff Tournament. The win improves SU's record to 1-1, while Wittenberg falls to 0-1.

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 72 – Wittenberg 70
LOCATION: Fred Raizk Arena, Wilmington, Ohio
RECORD: Spalding 1-1, Wittenberg 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles took a two-point advantage into halftime and Alex Martin hit a shot at the buzzer to lift SU over the Tigers, 72-70.

- Martin led all scorers with 22 points on a 9-of-18 performance from the field. Allison Just and Tselem Gahagan also finish in double-figures. Just scored 13 points, while Gahgan added 11 points.

- Martin and Mackenzie Myers led SU on the boards with six rebounds each, and Micaiah Bowden passed out a team-high four assists.

- For the game, Spalding shot 41.9% overall and 35.7% from beyond the arc, while Wittenberg finished at a 28.3% mark and 33.3% from the three-point line.

FOR THE FOES
- Amanda Raber and Hailey Dannemiller led the Tigers scoring 13 points and 11 points respectively.

UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles will take on host Wilmington College in the championship game Saturday at 3:00 pm EST in Wilmington, Ohio.