The women’s basketball team hosted Presbyterian on March 12 in the Big South Tournament for the opening round. The Winthrop women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday evening as the Eagles fell 52-64 to Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The Lady Eagles finish the season at 10-20 overall.
The Lady Eagles may have not finished the season off as they had hoped but the Lady Eagles have many things to be proud of this season. Kem Nwabudu and Miquela Santoro earned Big South All-Conference honors.
Nwabudu, a forward from Elmont, New York, was voted to the Big South All-Freshman Team. Nwabudu averaged 10.7 points per game in conference play and 9.8 points per game overall. Both of these averages lead the Winthrop team. Nwabudu also averaged 5.8 rebounds per game. She finished one game in double-figure scoring including a career-high 25 points in the season finale at Hampton. She recorded four double-doubles for the season.
Santoro, a junior guard from Clarksville, Ohio, was named to the Big South All-Academic Team. Santoro is an exercise science major and currently has a 3.884 grade point average. She has played in 25 games this year, averaged 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and just short of three assists per game.
The Lady Eagles will be losing two seniors this year. Courtney Hagaman, who, in her senior season averaged 6.8 points per game, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The Eagles will also be losing senior Kayla Atkins.
