HICKORY, N.C. — For the second time in less than a week, the Catawba Valley Community College women's basketball team defeated Southwest Virginia at the Tarlton Complex —this time in the Region 10/Southeast District tournament quarterfinals.

The fourth-seeded Red Hawks (17-6) defeated the fifth-seeded Eagles 68-50 on Tuesday afternoon to advance to the tournament semifinals.

Essence Sumer led Catawba Valley with a team-best 13 points in a balanced scoring effort. Astou Seck added 12 points for CVCC and teammate Kelis Carmon chipped in 10 points.

The win didn't come easy for the Red Hawks, who overcame a slow start and a 9-0 hole during the first quarter to power back and take a 30-28 halftime lead.

Outscoring the Eagles 21-11 during the third quarter, CVCC pulled away in the game on its way to moving on to the conference tournament semifinals for a sixth-straight year.

Awaiting the Red Hawks in the Region 10/Southeast District semifinals are the top-seeded Wake Tech Eagles (24-1), who defeated No. 8 Patrick & Henry 72-63 in Tuesday's quarterfinals.

Tip off between Catawba Valley and Wake Tech is set for 6 p.m. Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.