ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson women's basketball (11-6, 7-4 SAC) led wire-to-wire in a convincing South Atlantic Conference win over Tusculum (6-9, 4-7 SAC) earning its eight straight win on Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.

"We are really proud of our team win today," emphasized head coach Jonathon Barbaree. "I thought we played good defense for a second game in a row and executed our game plan really well."

On offense, we shared the ball and shot it in rhythm while limiting our turnovers to a low number," said Barbaree.

"Kyla and Peytyn did a great job of giving us a big lift off the bench, as well and taking advantage of their minutes," added Barbaree.

The Trojans tied their largest scoring output of the season (92 points) with four players reaching double-digit scoring. All 14 players saw minutes with the most minutes played by any player being 22 (Gravel, Sheridan).

Senior Diamond McDowell scored a game-high 20 points while adding seven rebounds. Senior Zamiya Passmore netted 15 points while chasing down five rebounds and dishing out five assists. Sophomore Kyla Cain scored 14 bench points shooting a perfect 7-for-7 from the field. Sophomore Peytyn Oliver chipped in 10 points and hauled in six rebounds for the Black and Gold.

AU forced 20 turnovers and shot 81 percent (17-21) from the foul line in the winning effort.

Tusculum placed two players in double figures with Abbi Douglas and Ni'Kiah Chesterfield scoring 15 and 14 points, respectively.

The Trojans close out their three-game homestand on Wednesday when they host SAC opponent Lenoir-Rhyne. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 pm.