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Winner Southern Va. SVU 11-2,4-0 USA South
38
Pfeiffer PFE 4-6,3-3 USA South
Winner
Southern Va. SVU
11-2,4-0 USA South
72
Final
38
Pfeiffer PFE
4-6,3-3 USA South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Va. SVU 15 17 24 16 72
Pfeiffer PFE 4 9 7 18 38

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | K.C. Culler - Pfeiffer Athletics Communications

Pfeiffer Women Falls To Southern Virginia

MISENHEIMER, N.C. (Jan. 7, 2025) --The Pfeiffer University women's basketball team got an 18-point showing from the bench, but fell 72-38 to the Southern Virginia Knights at home on Tuesday evening.

Freshman Ava Hairston led the Falcons (4-6, 3-3) with seven points, six rebounds and three steals. Fellow teammate and senior Alexis Bynum tacked on 11 points and two steals while sophomore Peyton McPeters chipped in as well with two points, nine rebounds and two steals.

Hairston pulled down three offensive rebounds to pace an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for Pfeiffer, grabbing 10 boards and turning them into nine second chance points.

Pfeiffer forced 24 Southern Virginia turnovers while committing 23 themselves in Tuesday's game. The Falcons turned those takeaways into 13 points on the other end of the floor. Kenadie Hudler led the way individually with four steals.

How It Happened

Pfeiffer struggled from the start, falling behind 15-4 at the end of the first quarter.

The Falcons continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 32-13 halftime deficit.

Pfeiffer's deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Falcons faced a 56-20 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter. Pfeiffer played well near the basket, scoring four of its seven points in the paint.

Southern Virginia kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 63-24 advantage before Pfeiffer went on a 6-0 run, finished off by Hairston's jumper, to shrink the deficit to 63-30 with 3:57 to go in the contest. Southern Virginia responded and outscored the Falcons the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 72-38. Pfeiffer took advantage of five Southern Virginia turnovers in the quarter, scoring six points off of those takeaways.

Game Notes

» The Pfeiffer bench came alive by scoring 18 points to its scoring output.
» The Pfeiffer defense forced 24 turnovers.
» Pfeiffer cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game.
» Alexis Bynum led the Falcons with 11 points.
» Pfeiffer got a game-high nine rebounds from Peyton McPeters.

Up Next
The Falcons will step out of USA South play to host Virginia-Lynchburg in a non-conference matchup on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2:00 p.m.

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