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Kiersten Harris put up a career-high 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Kiersten Harris put up a career-high 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Posted: Nov 04, 2023

Women's Basketball edges Jarvis Christian on Homecoming

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Game Leaders
Jarvis Christian
Pts: Jada Williams - 15
Reb: Faith Robinson - 8
Ast: Jazmin Sanders - 5
Wiley (TX)
Pts: Jamiya Eaddy - 32
Reb: Diamond Hawthorne - 9
Ast: Kiersten Harris - 6
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Wiley University women's basketball player Jamiya Eaddy scored 32 points to help the Lady Wildcats overcome a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter of a 68-61 victory in their 2023 Homecoming game against Jarvis Christian University.

Eaddy shot 10-for-17, including 6-for-10 from 3-point range. She also contributed six rebounds and two steals. Kiersten Harris put up a career-high 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Diamond Hawthorne also reached double figures with 10 points, adding nine rebounds and three steals. Ashunti Cooper played a key role in the comeback with seven steals to go along with six points.

Wiley (2-1) held the lead most of the game. It only scored one point in the last 5:30 of the third quarter and missed nine shots with four turnovers. This allowed Jarvis Christian to finish the quarter on a 13-1 run and hold a six-point edge entering the fourth quarter.

The Lady Wildcats trailed by as many as 12 with eight minutes left in the fourth. Eaddy hit a 3-pointer and then stole the ball. Cooper added two points on an offensive put back. Diamond Hawthorne got a steal to setup a layup by Cooper, who scored off a pass from Harris. A 3-pointer by Eaddy pulled Wiley University within two with 6:22 left.

With 1:56 left in the game, a 3-pointer by Eaddy tied the game at 61. Harris got a steal which setup Hawthorne for a scoring opportunity. She made one of two free throws to give Wiley a 62-61 lead with 1:18 left. She extended the lead with a minute left, hitting a layup on a pass from Cooper, who stole the ball.

The Lady Wildcats will return to Alumni Gymnasium on Tuesday and host their other East Texas rival Texas College at 5 p.m. The Lady Steers opened the season with a 77-72 victory over Arkansas Baptist University.

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