Womack Powers UVa-Wise Past Midway
 
November 2, 2007
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Wise, Va. – Adrienne Womack scored all of her game-high 17 points in the second half to power the University of Virginia’s College at Wise past Midway College, 72-67, Friday night in the women’s basketball opener.

After playing just three minutes due to foul trouble in the first half, Womack (Floyd, Va./Floyd Co.) made six of nine attempts from the floor and five of six from the line in the second half for the 17-point effort. The freshman center added six boards.

Fellow freshmen Shandi Edwards (Wytheville, Va./George Wythe) and Meghan Rutherford (Bristol, Tenn./John Battle) had 13 and 12 points in their first collegiate contests. Edwards and junior Lauren Jervis (Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett) handed out four assists with Jervis having a team-high eight boards. Brittany Maxwell (Whitewood, Va./ Twin Valley) and Kim Norris (Eidson, Tenn./Hancock Co.) chipped in 10 and nine tallies.

Danielle Lascoe, Beth Jackson and Jackie Hicks were in double figures for Midway (1-1) with 13, 12 and 11 points. Jamison completed the double-double with 14 caroms while Ashley Parker added 11 rebounds.

Leading 37-31 at the half, Edwards drained a triple for the game’s largest lead, 40-31, just over a minute into the second stanza. The Eagles owned the next three minutes with four-straight buckets to pull within 40-39.

Trailing 43-40, Womack made her mark. The center score nine of 11 points in a five minute stretch starting with 13:05 left in the game to take UVa-Wise into the lead by four, 51-47, as part of an 11-4 spurt where the team would not trail again.

Midway battled to the end and would tie the game two times in the last 1:19 with the last coming, 65-65, at 1:01. Womack hit the next basket and Maxwell and Edwards combined to make five of six free throws in the final 19 seconds to pull out the 72-67 win.

The two young teams will tangle for a second time next Friday in a 5:30 p.m. contest at Midway.