GREENWOOD, S.C. - Junior guard Stevie Williams (High Point, N.C.) finished with a game-high 24 points and six steals as the Brevard College Men's Basketball team (0-2) fell to the Sourthern Wesleyan Warriors (1-1) by a final of 75-61 in Greenwood, S.C.
Williams would finish the afternoon shooting 11 of 21 from the floor, adding two rebound and two assists. Junior Evan Durham (Marietta, Ga.) added 15 points and two assists, while junior Shelby Parris (Burlington, N.J.) contributed nine points in 16 minutes off the bench.
Brevard would finish the afternoon with a 16-9 steal advantage over the Warriors, while Southern Wesleyan concluded the contest with a 39-24 rebound discrepancy.
The Tornados and Warriors opened the afternoon trading leads through the first half of action, with Southern Wesleyan leading by as much four points early on at 13-9, while Brevard lead by as much as three on two separate occasions. The first half would feature 12 different lead changes and nine ties as the Warriors took a slight 34-33 advantage into halftime.
Following a Tornados basket to open the second half and give BC a 35-34 lead, the Warriors would go on an offensive tear, opening up a 55-41 lead before the Tornados managed to pull back within eight points at 65-57. Southern Wesleyan closed out the afternoon on a 10-4 scoring run to take a 75-61 decision.
The Tornados will return back to action this coming Wednesday, November 16 as they open Boshamer Gymnasium with a showdown with future USA-South opponent the Pfeiffer Falcons at 7 p.m.
