ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Newberry College women opened their basketball season Monday night with a 57-46 loss at Winthrop, a Division I program, inside Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill.
The Wolves trailed by a single point at halftime and were down 44-38 after three quarters, but they managed only 8 points in the fourth quarter as Winthrop pulled away.
Marykate Kent led Newberry with 15 points, hitting three 3-pointers and going 4 for 4 at the free-throw line. Sanae Graham scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double, and Ryann Hernandez added 7.
Madison Ruff paced Winthrop with 15 points and Madison Bush-Lewis scored 10. The Eagles dominated inside with 40 points in the paint and scored 23 on fast breaks. The crowd was listed at 362.
Newberry plays again Monday, Nov. 9, at Converse University in Spartanburg, with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m.
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