Gardner-Webb Edges Longwood in Tight Big South Contest

FARMVILLE, Va. (Interstat) — The Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs edged the Longwood Lancers 53-51 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Willet Hall.

Amina Gray scored 16 points for Gardner-Webb, which held off a late Longwood rally. The Lancers’ Jasmine Peaks scored 14 points, including a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left to pull within two, but Gardner-Webb ran out the final seconds.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs, who led by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter, improved to 11-16 overall. Longwood, which got 15 points from Malea Brown, fell to 18-8. An attendance of 1,036 saw the game.