ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- Doug Robertson was too emotionally drained Tuesday at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center to carry through with his promised “celebration”.The South Carolina State women’s basketball coach saw great significance in a victory over visiting Winthrop University. It not only would snap a two-game losing streak, but also give the Lady Bulldogs a perfect 4-0 mark against Big South opponents and 7-1 against fellow Palmetto State teams.
After the Lady Eagles erased a 16-point lead in the second half, it appeared Robinson would have to put his post-game plans on hold. Instead, S.C. State regrouped to dominate the final 6:48 of the contest and claim the 62-52 win before 472 fans that included students from Felton Laboratory.
“I think our conference (the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) benefits a lot from having success against any conference,” S.C. State head coach Doug Robertson said. “Our RPI (Ratings Performance Index) as a conference, it’s a little low (28th as of Jan. 6 compared to 31st for the Big South). But I think the more success we continue having as a conference in terms of non-conference victories, I think our image and perception will continue growing. We’ll get a little more respect on a national level.”
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