Fayetteville – Sophomore Jazmine Kemp made back-to-back free throws with one second remaining on the clock, as the UNCP women's basketball team won a 72-70 regional contest on the road against Fayetteville State Saturday afternoon at the Felton J. Capel Arena.

The Lady Braves (2-2) improve to 17-9 all-time against the Broncos (2-1), and stretch their win streak to three consecutive games against the regional rival. The Lady Braves shot 54.5 percent from the behind the three-point arc, while holding the Broncos to just an 18.2 three-point percentage. Fayetteville State only committed 16 turnovers, compared to 26 from UNCP. 

Kemp came off of the bench for the Black and Gold to deliver a team-high 15 points, while Wayne Mack and Courtney Bolton contributed 11 points apiece. Chandrica Fuller added nine points and a team-high five assists. Taylor Gallentine and Amelia Partin led the Lady Braves, grabbing seven rebounds each. 

The Fayetteville State offense was led by Kristen Hanzer who was 10-of-11 from the foul line, and totaled 24 points. Shuanda Ashford, Bria Robinson and Alicia Person each added nine points for the Broncos. Ashford and Robinson tallied four steals apiece. 

"It was a good win for us, Fayetteville State is a great team. We made a lot of ball handling mistakes in the first half, which led to transition baskets for them. I thought we were very fortunate to only be down six at halftime," said UNCP head coach John Haskins. "We shot 50 percent in the second half and got to the free throw line. Then Jazmine Kemp knocked down two big free throws with about a second left in the game. It was a good win for us to get ready for Monday." 

The Broncos entered the second half with a 35-41 lead, within the first two minutes of action the Lady Braves tied the game up at 41-41. UNCP earned the advantage in free throws, taking 19 trips to the line in the second half.

With 13 seconds remaining on the clock, a layup for the Broncos from Ashford tied the score at 70-70. Kemp went to the line for the Black and Gold with only a second left in regulation and made good on consecutive free throws giving the Lady Braves the 72-70 victory.

The first half was a back-and-forth battle that saw seven lead changes and five tie scores. The Broncos saw their biggest lead at 39-30 with just over two minutes remaining in the half. UNCP was able to cut the deficit to six with five consecutive made free throws. 

After opening up the 2012-13 campaign with four straight road games, UNCP will come home to the Pembroke on Monday, as the Lady Braves host Queens (1-0) in the English E. Jones Center at 6 p.m.