LOUISVILLE, KY. – The Spalding women's basketball team won their ninth game in a row topping SLIAC leading Greenville, 75-65, Wednesday evening at Columbia Gym. The Golden Eagles improved to

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 75 – Greenville 65
LOCATION: Columbia Gym| Louisville, KY.
RECORDS: Spalding 16-6 (11-2 SLIAC) | Greenville 17-4 (11-1 SLIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles started the game firing on all cylinders taking a quick 10-2 lead, but the Panthers would soon find a rhythm and began exchanging buckets with Spalding. With 1:56 left to play in the first, Greenville cut the SU lead to four, but Kendyl Powell would knock down jumper to push the lead back up to six. The teams would continue to trade baskets in the second, the Panthers cut the lead to five before Maleah Hirn hit a three to put Spalding back up eight. A few plays later Tse Gahagan would hit a three to push the lead to double digits. Greenville responded with a run of their own scoring nine unanswered points. To end the half, Alex Martin found Hirn for a three as the clock wound down sending SU into halftime leading, 42-38.

- Both teams were cold to start the third. Martin would sink a jumper with 8:16 to play to put the first points in the second half on the board, and Allison Just would convert her steal into two points pushing the lead back up to eight for the Golden Eagles. The Panthers would cut the lead to one after a pair of free throws, and Gahagan would hit a shot from deep off an assist from Martin to head to the fourth up four, 53-49. In the fourth, Greenville would try to find a way to take control of the game after cutting the lead to two, but Spalding had other plans as Martin found Savanna Pinkston for a lay up to push the lead to four, 59-55. Spalding led by just one point following a quick 4-1 Panther spurt. However, Spalding responded with a 5-0 run to extend the lead back to six on a Just three-pointer. Another Just three put the Golden Eagles out front by 10 with 2:15 to play and SU went on to win, 75-65.  

NOTABLE STATS
- Allison Just lead the Golden Eagles with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Alex Martin added 9 points, 7 rebounds, and a season-high 10 assists. Tse Gahagan dropped 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Savanna Pinkston came off the bench and scored a season-high 11 points.

- Spalding outshot the Panthers going 41.8% from the field while Greenville shot 37.9%. The Golden Eagles were also more aggressive on the glass collecting 46 rebounds to the Panthers 35.

FOR THE FOES
- Morgan St. James led Greenville with 17 points and 9 rebounds.
 
UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles are back in action Saturday, February 9^th at home taking on the MacMurray Highlanders on Senior Day at Columbia Gym at 1:00 pm EST.