by SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 14, 2021) – With an off night on the offensive side of the ball, the ETSU Women’s Basketball team ran into a hot shooting Wofford team from range, falling to the Terriers 75-49 inside of Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
For the eighth consecutive meeting between the two teams, the team that scored at least 75 points walked out of the contest with the win after a late Wofford layup put the hosts past that threshold.
ETSU’s struggles came offensively, shooting just 17-59 (28.8%) from the field. ETSU shot above 30% from deep for the fifth consecutive game with a 7-23 (30.4%) effort, while knocking down 8-13 (61.5%) free throws. Conversely, the Terriers lit up the nets, especially from deep. The 24-53 (45.3%) performance from the field was dramatically enhanced by their 12-19 (63.2%) effort from range, where the hosts entered the game shooting just 24.5%. A solid night from the line, Wofford finished 15-19 (78.9%) from the charity stripe.
Falling to 2-7 on the season and 0-2 in conference play, the Bucs found themselves on the wrong side of a 48-27 rebounding margin. The two sides entering the night as the two leading rebounders in the conference, ETSU’s -21 margin on the glass is the most conceded this season, while their 26-point loss is their second largest margin of defeat on the year.
Despite their struggles offensively, the Bucs recorded one of their most efficient nights in recent history on assist-field goal ratio. Recording assists on the first 11 of 13 baskets, ETSU finished with 12 assists on 17 field goals, a 70.6% clip.
TOP PERFORMERS
E’Lease Stafford (Navajo) finished the evening with a team-high eight points, the first time the junior led the team in scoring all season after earning Preseason All-SoCon Team honors.
