SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Knights wrapped up their road trip to Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday, November 14th as they faced the Tornadoes of King University. The Knights had won the first two games of the season while the Tornadoes were 1-1 on the season.
The first quarter was a show of what was to come as both teams looked evenly matched. The Tornadoes got out to a six point lead but the Knights scored seven straight point to grab a one point lead at the end of the quarter. The lead continued to exchange hands in the second quarter until late when the Tornadoes gained control and the Knights faced a 34-28 deficit at halftime.
The Knights slowly ate into the lead in the third quarter and eventually tied the game at 42-42 and headed into the fourth quarter still tied. The Knights fell behind in the fourth quarter by five points but made another comeback as they grabbed the lead late in the game before the Tornadoes hit a shot with 19 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
The Tornadoes got the lead early in the overtime period but the Knights kept performing their magic as they made another comeback to tie the game late and the game moved to a second overtime period. The Knights finally gained control of the game as they scored 12 unanswered points to pull away and win 89-76.
Six Knights reached double digits in scoring, led by
Maggie Westling (16 points, 14 rebounds) and
Ella Pritchard (12 points, 11 rebounds).
Kristen Foglia,
Mireia Pou,
Claire Carlson, and
Mauryah Jones were the other four players with 10+ points.
The Knights return home for their next game on Wednesday, November 18th against the Hawks of Shorter University. Tip off is scheduled for 5:30 PM EST.
