Staff report

ANDERSON, S.C. — The Catawba women’s basketball team will look back on Wednesday’s game in a few weeks and will still be trying to figure out how they won it.

But the Indians really did win 63-62 at Anderson in the South Atlantic Conference opener for both teams. Freshman Bailee Goodlett (North Rowan) made the game-winning drive with eight seconds left, as a crowd of 118 looked on in the Abney Center.

Catawba scored a meager 18 points in the first half and it looked like the Indians might get shut out until Goodlett banked in a 3-pointer after more than four minutes had been played.

Catawba shot six free throws all night. Yes, six. That should get you beat in a Division II game.

Catawba also allowed 19 offensive rebounds. That also should get you beat.

But the Indians (3-1, 1-0) hung in there and they had one heck of a 27-point fourth quarter. Sydney Gueterman was a star. She doesn’t always play a lot, but she was hot and Catawba was desperate. She filled it up in the fourth quarter and scored 15.

Janiya Foskey had a terrific game with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Goodlett made her second 3-pointer in the fourth quarter in a key situation and then she came through again at the end.

Anderson (2-3, 0-1) and Catawba were both playing short-handed.

Catawba     9    9     18     27 — 63

Anderson   11  14    18     19   — 62

CATAWBA scoring — Gueterman 15, Foskey 14, Goodlett 10, Wilson 9, Ingram 8, Baker 3, Dixon-Booker 2, Fuertes 2.