EASTON, Ma. - Returning to her home state, Massachusetts native Grace O'Gara knocked down a go-ahead three-pointer with 30 seconds remaining before Sydne Tolbert sank two clutch free throws with 10 seconds left as the West Georgia Wolves (3-1) held off Stonehill (0-4) for a thrilling 65-63 road victory on Friday night in Easton, Massachusetts
West Georgia jumped out to an early double-digit lead behind Meghan Gentile knocking down two threes and Parris Parham swishing one to end the first quarter with a 24-12 lead over Stonehill.
Leading after the opening quarter and 36-30 at halftime, West Georgia saw its lead cut to 48-46 entering the final ten-minutes. Stonehill pulled ahead in the fourth quarter and held a 59-55 lead with under four minutes to play, but UWG closed the game on a 10-4 run. After Tolbert cut the deficit to one from a free throw, O'Gara had a driving layup to put West Georgia back in front 60-59 at the 1:03 mark. Following a Stonehill basket, O'Gara buried a pull-up three-pointer with 30 seconds left to give the Wolves a 63-61 edge, and Tolbert sealed the win at the stripe after Stonehill tied the game with 14 seconds remaining.
Grace O'Gara led the Wolves' offense with a team-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists. O'Gara scored eight of her points in the final 1:03 of the game. Meghan Gentile added 14 points behind four first-half three-pointers and four rebounds, while Sydne Tolbert ended with 12 points, four assists, and three rebounds.
Kobi Barnes tallied eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds, eight defensive. Barnes came up big in the fourth quarter swatting away two shots. Ongolea Afu pulled down nine rebounds (five offensive) to go along with four points, and Parris Parham added five points and six boards.
Stonehill was led by Reese Roggenburk's 14 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks and Ella Pelletiner's 14 points and eight rebounds.
Notable Numbers
The Wolves made 82.4 percent (14-of-17) of their free-throw attempts, including 7-of-9 in the fourth quarter to close out the win. Kobi Barnes pulled down 11 boards topping her previous career high of 10 two games ago against Alabama State. Grace O' Gara dropped 17 points, her third consecutive game scoring 15+.
UWG women's basketball stays in Massachusetts traveling an hour south to face UMass Lowell Sunday (Nov. 15) for a noon tip. The home game is Tuesday (Nov. 24) at 2 p.m. when the Wolves host Agnus Scott!
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