FAIRLAWN, Va. (Interstat) — South Carolina Upstate avenged a 38-point loss from January by defeating Radford 57-52 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Dedmon Center.

The Spartans (9-18, 9-5 Big South) built a 33-22 halftime lead and held off a late push from the Highlanders (17-11, 12-3). Radford, which entered with a 94% win probability, cut the deficit to three points in the final minute but could not complete the comeback.

Joi Williams led Radford with 18 points. Cassie Gallagher and Zoe Richardson each scored 11 for South Carolina Upstate. The Spartans won despite Radford holding a 23-6 advantage in points off turnovers. Attendance was 568.