BREVARD, N.C. - Graduate forward Destiny Williams became the third Tornado to score 1,000 career points all at Brevard College and fourth BC women's basketball player to reach the 1,000-point mark in their overall career, as the BC women's basketball team (6-2) earned an 80-75 victory over Warren Wilson College (2-5) on Friday night at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
Williams, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, scored a team-high 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field while adding 11 rebounds, five steals, and three assists.
Shakirah Thompson hit a game-high seven 3-pointers, tying her career-high of made 3-pointers and points with 21. Melvia Seymore added 11 points off the bench, while Aysha Short totaled a career-high 10 points with two made 3-pointers. Lexi Shepard totaled career-best marks with seven assists and seven rebounds while Avery Lockwood racked up six points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
Warren Wilson was paced by three double-digit scorers, led by a game-high 25 points from Kana Parker. Daymon Hinkleman and Brittany Linton each totaled 17 points, while Sam Hoyle had a game-best 13 rebounds.
Brevard hit 13 3-pointers compared to WWC's five while dishing out 20 assists and forcing 23 Owl turnovers. BC scored 29 points off turnovers and scored 27 bench points. Warren Wilson shot a total of 38 free throws and slightly outrebounded the Tornados, 51-48.
The competitive contest featured six ties and seven lead changes. After trailing by three after the first quarter. BC outscored Warren Wilson by nine in the second period and 11 in the third stanza before holding off a late Owl rally for the five-point victory.
Warren Wilson built up an early 11 point lead, 17-6, before the Tornados battled back in the first period with a 10-0 scoring run to cut the lead to one point. WWC took a three-point lead, 19-16, into the second quarter.
Makenna Parkins hit a jumper with 8:26 left in the second quarter to give the Tornados their first lead of the contest. Warren Wilson retook the lead by six points, 34-28, before back-to-back Thompson 3-pointers tied the contest back up. Another Thompson long-distance bucket followed by a pair of Williams layups helped the Tornados establish a six-point lead, 42-36, at the halftime intermission.
With a 53-42 lead at the 5:24 mark in the third quarter, the Tornados outscored Warren Wilson 15-9 down the stretch to take a 17-point advantage, 68-51, into the final stanza.
WWC used a 14-2 scoring stretch through the first 6:31 of the first quarter to cut Brevard's lead to five points, 70-65. BC was able to push its lead back up to an 80-67 margin with a 10-2 run of its own, but Warren Wilson hung tough, scoring eight straight points before time expired as Brevard held on for a five-point victory, 80-75.
Winners of six out of its last seven, BC will be in action on the road next Tuesday against Bob Jones University at 5 p.m. before competing in an exhibition at Wofford College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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