Wesleyan Picks Up Sixth Win in Nine Games

Atlanta, Ga. - Wesleyan College held Spelman College scoreless for the final two-and-a-half minutes of their 48-44 victory to claim the team's sixth win in the last nine games. The win moved the Pioneers to 4-2 this year against their rival women's colleges in the Great South Athletic Conference.

In a back-and-forth contest that featured four ties and six lead changes in the second half alone, Nivea Lewis overcame illness to score 12 of her 16 points in the final stanza. The Pioneers (6-11, 4-10) shot 9-of-18 in its best offensive half of the season to hold off the Jaguars (5-13, 4-9).

First-year head coach Mike Walton continues to lead the program's impressive second semester turnaround. After starting the year 0-8 following a Jan. 16 loss to LaGrange, Wesleyan has notched six wins, the most since 2002-03.

Lindsay Haggerty added 17 points for the Pioneers and joined Erinn Williams and Sha'Vonda Jones as players logging all 40 minutes.

Wesleyan hosts Covenant College in its final GSAC home game on Saturday. Tip is scheduled for 4:00pm at Porter Gymnasium.