ROCK HILL, S.C. – Four double figure scorers for Winthrop outmatched a pair of double-doubles from Longwood's Eboni Gilliam and Autumn Childress, as the Eagles scored 27 points in the final quarter en route to a 78-72 win over visiting Longwood Tuesday night inside the Winthrop Coliseum.
 
In a game that featured nine lead changes and a pair of ties, Winthrop erased an eight-point Longwood second-half lead and never trailed in the final 8:47 of the game. Eagle senior and fourth leading scorer in the Big South Erica Williams tallied a team-high 23 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Williams was one of four Eagles in double figures, as she was joined by Marissa Cantrell (18), Danyael Goodhope (14) and Naima Jackson (11) to erase a pair of Longwood efforts that saw Gilliam record her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds. In her second game back from injury after missing 11, Childress recorded her first double-double of the campaign with 13 points and 27 rebounds.
 
A Preseason All-Big South First-Team selection, Williams matched Gilliam point-for-point, as the Winthrop senior finished four assists shy of a triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a block in 39 minutes. Goodhope came to Williams' aid in the fourth quarter, scoring 12 of her 14 points in the game and helping the Eagles make .667 (8-12) of their shots in the final period.
 
With the win, Winthrop (2-17, 1-6 Big South) ends its 17-game losing streak, while Longwood (3-14, 0-7 Big South) drops its season-high seventh straight. In addition, it marks the end of a two-game win streak the Lancers had over the Eagles dating back to last season.
 
A product of Richmond, Va., Gilliam moves into second-place within the conference  with four double-doubles on the campaign and is one of 11 players to record multiple double-doubles on the season. The 27 point outburst from the senior forward surpassed her career-high of 22 points last season at Campbell. Gilliam becomes the fourth different Lancer to record a 20-point game this season, joining Kemari Jones, Dayna Rouse and Kate Spradlin.
 
Coming off an eight-point outing in her first game back after an injury held her out of the lineup for 11 games, Childress secured her second career double-double. The Midlothian, Va., product added a pair of assists in 35 minutes in the outing.
 
In addition, Micaela Ellis continues to be a spark plug for the Lancers, finishing two points shy of her first career double-double with eight points, and a career-best 11 assists to extend her streak of games with three-plus assists to nine games.  Ellis' 11 assists led directly to 28 Longwood points, including six of Longwood's eight three-pointers. The 11 assists from Ellis marks the most by a Lancer since Raven Williams recorded 10 against Charleston Southern. In addition to her 11 assists, Ellis, Longwood's lone captain this season, picked up four steals and had just two turnovers.
 
Longwood returns to Willett Hall for the first of two straight home games Saturday against Charleston Southern. The first-ever women's basketball game to be broadcast inside Willett Hall is set for a 2 p.m., tip with a ceremony honoring the program's all-time winningest coach Shirley Duncan prior to the start of the game.
 
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