ETSU used a 12-0 run to end the first half and then built a solid lead in the second half to defeat Wofford 69-60 last night in Spartansburg, S.C.
ETSU improves to 4-16 overall and 4-8 in the Southern Conference.
Wofford falls to 8-12 overall and 4-7 in the league.
Wofford, playing without starting point guard Natalie Walsh who was forced to the bench with the flu, took a five point lead, 25-20, with 4:30 to play in the first half.
However, ETSU got five points from Erin Thurman to spark the 12-0 run the rest of the half to take a 33-25 lead at the intermission.
“I thought we missed Natalie’s scoring tonight, but overall, Jessica (Ridgill) did a good job for us at the point,” said Wofford Head Coach David Graves.
“We really didn’t play that badly. (ETSU) just played solid ball. They shutdown our inside game in the first half, which hurt us.
“We did some good things inside in the second half, but we just couldn’t seem to stop them when we needed to. We will put this loss behind us and get ready for a tough College of Charleston squad.”
Wofford countered with a 13-4 run to open the second half and took a 38-37 lead with 14:29 to play in the game.
Thurman, though, hit a jumper with 12:28 remaining to give the Lady Bucs the lead; ETSU would not trail again.
ETSU built a 10-point lead on a layup by Misty Copas with six minutes to play and stretched the lead to 13 points with little over four minutes remaining.
Wofford cut the lead to seven points with 41 seconds left, but could get no closer.
Thurman finished with a team-high 18 points and three steals.
Racquel Ellis and Samantha Copeland added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Copas would finish with three points and one steal on the night.
Lauren Trantham, Ann Maries Gates and Jessica Lonon would also finish the night with steals.
Lonon came away with two steals and four points.
Jenny Nett led Wofford with 19 points and three rebound before fouling out with 4:07 remaining in the game.
Nancy Dubuisson recorded her fourth double-double of the year with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Ridgill, who started in place of Walsh, flirted with a double-double of her own, finishing with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Lucy Hines added nine rebounds an six blocks.
Wofford hosts College of Charleston Saturday at 7 p.m., while ETSU battles Chattanooga a 1 p.m. Saturday.

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