Davidson College Sports Information
Sophia Aleksandravicius, Laura Murray and Shneeka Center each scored 10 points, and Davidson held Wofford to 23 percent shooting from the floor to earn a 63-39 Southern Conference women’s basketball victory over the Terriers Monday night in Belk Arena.

It was the 20th victory of the season for the Wildcats (20-7, 16-2 SoCon), which is the second most in a season in school history. It also was the Cats’ ninth straight win, one short of the school record set in 2006-2007.

Aleksandravicius corralled 10 rebounds for her 30th career double-double, and Center had six. Sarah Davis netted seven points, and Amanda Ottaway scored seven off the bench.

Daniella Motley led Wofford (11-14, 4-13 SoCon) with 10 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Morgan Wrightson scored nine.

The Wildcats held Wofford to 12-of-53 from the field and 3-for-14 from 3-point range. The ‘Cats also held a 49-33 edge on the glass, turning a season-high 20 offensive boards into 20 second-chance points. The ‘Cats outscored Wofford 42-14 in the paint.

Leading by 12 early in the second half, the Wildcats went on a decisive 17-5 run to open a 24-point cushion with 8:28 remaining. Ottaway scored all seven points of her points during the stretch, and Murray netted four.

Davidson capped the first half with a 9-3 run to gain a 29-17 lead at the break. Barbara Sitton scored four points during the stretch, and Murray capped it with a runner off the window as the shot clock expired.

The Cats held the Terriers to 24 percent from the field in the half, and Wofford committed 11 turnovers. Davidson shot 48 percent in the period.

REGULAR SEASON ENDS ON THE ROAD

The Wildcats cap the regular-season campaign with a pair of Southern Conference games on the road this weekend. Davidson travels to Chattanooga on Saturday, Feb. 25, and to Samford on Monday, Feb. 27.

Game Notes: Seniors Ottaway and Kristen Johnsen, playing in their final regular-season home game, were honored prior to tipoff… It was the 16th game Davidson has held its opponent to under 36 percent shooting this season… Davidson improved to 12-1 in Belk Arena, setting a school record for home wins in a season, and has won 16 of its last 18 in the building… Davidson has won 18 of its last 21 SoCon games, dating back to last season… Aleksandravicius’ double-double was her 11th of the season.

BOX SCORE

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