ATLANTA—A career high 24 points from Anna Conza plus the ninth double-double of the season from Keimarya Rivera highlighted a big day for Oglethorpe's women's basketball team on Sunday. The Stormy Petrels hosted Rhodes in the quarterfinals of the Southern Athletic Association tournament and advanced past the Lynx 79-69.

Oglethorpe led 57-51 after a bit of a run from Rhodes in the fourth quarter, but Rivera and Conza both came up big to help the Petrels pull back away. Rivera scored a tough basket inside, then Conza followed moments later with a clutch 3-pointer that put Oglethorpe ahead by double figures.

Rhodes' last gasp was a 5-0 run in the last three minutes that brought it to three, 70-67, with under two minutes left, but Mia Geveke had a big answer this time, knocking down a triple from the corner to help seal the game. It started a 9-0 run as Oglethorpe clinched it at the free-throw line.

Game Notes

• Conza's career high of 24 topped her previous high of 17. She went 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from the perimeter while adding a 7-for-8 effort at the line.
• Conza also had four steals which tied her career high.
• Rivera's double-double featured 21 points and 12 rebounds. It was her ninth double-double of the season and 25th of her career. Rivera went 10-for-19 from the field.
• Sheraton Foster also posted a big game with 16 points and four steals.

Up Next

Oglethorpe faces top-seeded Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi, Friday in a semifinal matchup. Game time is 5 p.m. EST, and the winner advances to the championship game Saturday at 3 p.m. EST. Oglethorpe lost both matchups against Millsaps during the regular season, including the regular-season finale at home last week.