RADFORD, Va. (Interstat) — Cate Carlson scored 18 points to lead Radford past Winthrop 61-57 in a Big South women’s basketball game Saturday at the D.N. Dedmon Center.

The Highlanders improved to 15-9 overall by sweeping the regular-season series from the Eagles, who fell to 11-12. Radford used an 18-point second quarter to erase an early deficit and held a narrow lead throughout the second half. Georgia Simonsen also scored 18 points for Radford.

Madison Ruff led all scorers with 19 points for Winthrop. The Eagles kept pace but could not overtake the Highlanders in the final minutes before an announced crowd of 447.