Friday, March 18
Lexington, Ky
5:00 PM
Davidson College
16-15,6-10Atlantic 10
63
vs
76
Nevada
20-11,11-6Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
Nevada
17
28
15
16
76
Davidson
22
12
14
15
63
'Cats Fall In Opening Round of WBI
3/18/2022 6:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Davidson women's basketball team fell in the opening round of the Women's Basketball Invitational on Friday night, after a hot-shooting second quarter propelled the Nevada Wolf Pack past the Wildcats, 76-63.
The 'Cats ended the night shooting 45.3 percent from the floor, just behind Nevada's 46.9 percent effort. The Wolf Pack, who were 19-11 entering tonight's game, drained 10 3-pointers on 20 attempts and utilized a 28-point second quarter to secure the WBI victory.
The Wildcats got off to a strong start in the first, building to a 5-0 start and leading 13-4 after five minutes of work. Davidson led by as many as 11, 18-7, by the 3:28-mark before Nevada went on a seven-point tear of their own to halt the Wildcats' spurt.
Hanging onto a 22-17 lead after one, Davidson pushed its lead to eight at the start of the second with a Cassidy Gould 3-pointer, until the Wolf Pack rattled off a 12-2 run and took hold of their first lead of the day, 29-27.
Davidson would never regain its lead in Lexington, as Nevada continued its offensive surge to establish an 11-point lead before the end of the first half, 45-34.
The 'Cats continued to fight over the final 20 minutes of work, with seniors Gould and Chloe Welch draining back-to-back treys in the opening minutes of the half, cutting the deficit to five at 45-40. Those five points were as close as Davidson would get however, with the Wolf Pack out scoring the 'Cats 31-29 over the second half to secure the win.
Welch (13), Gould (10) and freshman Issy Morgan (12) finished with double-figures for the Wildcats, while Nevada's Kylie Jimenez and Da'ja Hamilton combined for 35 points on 11-21 shooting.
Up Next
Davidson will meet the loser of Cleveland State/Northeastern, tomorrow night at 5 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
The 'Cats ended the night shooting 45.3 percent from the floor, just behind Nevada's 46.9 percent effort. The Wolf Pack, who were 19-11 entering tonight's game, drained 10 3-pointers on 20 attempts and utilized a 28-point second quarter to secure the WBI victory.
The Wildcats got off to a strong start in the first, building to a 5-0 start and leading 13-4 after five minutes of work. Davidson led by as many as 11, 18-7, by the 3:28-mark before Nevada went on a seven-point tear of their own to halt the Wildcats' spurt.
Hanging onto a 22-17 lead after one, Davidson pushed its lead to eight at the start of the second with a Cassidy Gould 3-pointer, until the Wolf Pack rattled off a 12-2 run and took hold of their first lead of the day, 29-27.
Davidson would never regain its lead in Lexington, as Nevada continued its offensive surge to establish an 11-point lead before the end of the first half, 45-34.
The 'Cats continued to fight over the final 20 minutes of work, with seniors Gould and Chloe Welch draining back-to-back treys in the opening minutes of the half, cutting the deficit to five at 45-40. Those five points were as close as Davidson would get however, with the Wolf Pack out scoring the 'Cats 31-29 over the second half to secure the win.
Welch (13), Gould (10) and freshman Issy Morgan (12) finished with double-figures for the Wildcats, while Nevada's Kylie Jimenez and Da'ja Hamilton combined for 35 points on 11-21 shooting.
Up Next
Davidson will meet the loser of Cleveland State/Northeastern, tomorrow night at 5 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
Team Stats
Nevada
DC
FG%
.469
.453
3FG%
.500
.346
FT%
.909
.857
RB
32
23
TO
14
14
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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