The University of Pikeville women rallied in the final quarter to punch their ticket to the Mid-South Conference tournament quarterfinals with a come-from-behind 63-60 win over Cumberland in a game played at the UPIKE Gymnasium on Wednesday.
The Bears improved to 14-8 and now move on to Bowling Green this Saturday to face Lindsey Wilson College..
Mary Englert fired in a game-high 28 points and Sierra Feltner followed with 15. Zaria Hollier net 12.
At Pikeville
(MSC Tournament)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CU (3-12)….13 12 19 16 – 60
UP (14-8)….18 11 12 22 – 63
Scoring:
Cumberland (60) – Abby Morgan 5(1) 2-2 15; Britany Miller 3 2-2 8; Lindsey Freeman 0(1) 5-8 8; Kennedy Powell 1 0-0 2; Gracie Johnson 1 0-0 2; Ashlyn Pitman 8 1-2 17; Lucy Chilcutt 0(1) 0-0 3; Sydney Ward 1 1-2 3; and Faith Eubank 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(3) 11-16 60.
UPIKE (63) – Mary Englert 3(3) 13-15 28; Sierra Feltner 1(3) 4-6 15; Zaria Hollier 6 0-0 12; Julia Parker 1(1) 0-0 5; Serenity Turnbull 1 0-0 2; and Fatma Aouinet 0 1-4 1. Totals: 12(7) 18-25 63.
Next up: UPIKE (14-8) vs. Lindsey Wilson College (18-4), MSC Quarterfinals, at Bowling Green, 6 pm, Feb. 27.