Who's Hungrier for the Big South Champion Title, Winthrop or Charleston Southern?
The Winthrop Eagles Women’s basketball team is ranked fifth in the Big South Conference. This team is 9-7 and on a winning streak of one as of now. In their previous matchup, they beat UNC Asheville 71-66 due to their team point leader, Olivia Wagner, who put up 19 points in this game. Amourie Porter contributed 18 points, nine rebounds, and four assists overall. Those are the leading players that Charleston Southern will have to watch out for. Every last one of the Eagles’ starting five makes a good asset to their team, contributing points on the board. As a whole, the Eagles had a high field goal percentage of 39 percent compared to UNCA. The Eagles will have to come on strong with a team like Charleston Southern, who is ranked third in the Big South conference, as well, so this will be dominating teams who are climbing up in Big South standings to beat higher teams in their tournament to take number one. The Buccaneers have been on a roll with a winning streak of two, with a 10-6 in the conference.
This team is hungry to knock down their opponents. They are up against a team that is ranked number four, Charleston Southern, and they have what it takes due to Catherine Alben contributing 18 points and four assists this game while Madison Adamson puts on 11 rebounds, however, they had 13 points in total from this matchup. The Buccaneers have a high three-point percentage, so that's what Winthrop will have to watch out for. They have a lot of shooters on their team who are not afraid to shoot the ball. They will be making sure to go to the free-throw line to get those easy points, so they will take that foul by any means necessary. The way it is looking from ESPN analytics, this will be a tight game for this matchup with the Buccaneers and the Eagles. As of now, in the past five games, Winthrop has only won three out of those five, while Charleston has won four out of those five and lost one. They are on a mission not to take another loss, especially to a team that is in their conference.
From the last time Winthrop played against the Buccaneers in February on the 5th, the Eagles took victory with a score of 54-47, and Ronaltha Marc played a significant role in this game as she had 10 points, followed by Marissa Gasaway with seven rebounds and Mya Pierfax with two assists. Furthermore, Alben was once again the Buccaneers’ top player; this is one player you cannot get past, so it will be a challenge for the Eagles or any other team to stop her. Both of these teams have been going at it for quite a while, so this comes down to which team wants it in the Big South Championship. This championship will take place at Freedom Hall Civic Center at 2:00 p.m. EST. This will be a matchup you don't want to miss to see how hard Alben and Porter will come out on the court ready to play and win this game fair and square.
