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.
Red Hawks erase Eagles, advance to Region semifinals
#5 Southwest Virginia
50
#4 Catawba Valley Community College
68
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
#5 Southwest Virginia (15-9, 10-6) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 50 |
#4 Catawba Valley Community College (17-6, 13-6) | 11 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 68 |
Posted: Mar 01, 2022