CLINTON, S.C. (Interstat) — The Winthrop women’s basketball team used a dominant second quarter and strong interior play to defeat Presbyterian 72-59 on Wednesday night at the Templeton Center.

The Eagles outscored the Blue Hose 22-8 in the second period to build a 35-22 halftime lead and never looked back. Winthrop controlled the paint, scoring 44 points inside and converting 24 points off turnovers.

Amourie Porter led all scorers with 22 points for Winthrop, which improved to 13-15 overall. Naomi Wilson added 15 points. Aminata Tal scored 15 points for Presbyterian, which fell to 3-23.

The game was a Big South Conference matchup attended by 233 fans.