Wesleyan's "Tireless 5" Dominates End of the Game to Defeat Covenant

Playing with only five players for the entire game, Wesleyan College scored the final nine points of the contest to notch one of the program's signature wins, 58-49, over Covenant College.

Bre' Solmone scored 17 points and blocked a school-record 12 shots to lead the charge on both ends of the court. Wesleyan played its most complete game of the year, committing just 11 turnovers while shooting over 41 percent from the floor. On the defensive end, they limited the Scots (1-7) to just 29 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers. Neither team led by more than four points until the final spurt by Wesleyan.

"Tonight is the first game where our offense and defense clicked at the same time," said head coach Jason Henry. "We changed some things and they completely bought into it. The players kept their focus for the whole 40 minutes."

Rust and a non-existent bench did not slow down Wesleyan. The Pioneers, who had not played a game since Dec. 7, dressed only five players due to a variety of reasons.

"Coach told us to have fun tonight and we just played our game with that in mind. Before we knew it, there was only a minute left in the game and we were winning," reflected Solmone.
Wesleyan will look to make it two in a row with a full compliment of players on Sunday afternoon against Great South Athletic Conference rival Agnes Scott College. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00pm and admission is free.

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