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MILLEGEVILLE, Ga. – Freshman Jasmine Huntley turned in 20 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 clip from charity stripe, as the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team opened up play in the Stair South Classic with a 74-61 win over Limestone on Friday afternoon in the Centennial Center on the campus of Georgia College.

The victory marked coach John Haskins' 113th win as head coach of the Lady Braves (5-3), which is tied with Lalon Jones for all-time UNCP women's basketball coaching wins. UNCP snapped Limestone's (7-2) five-game winning streak, improving to 1-1 in the all-time series with the Saints.

Huntley's career-high 20 points paced the Lady Braves, while Jazmine Kemp added a double-double to the winning effort with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Keeping the Black and Gold hot on the perimeter, Katelyn Mitchell drained 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) buckets from behind the arc to total 12 points. Kierra Haney contributed to the UNCP defense, tallying a game-high 11 rebounds. 

The Lady Braves shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) percent from the floor, with a 38.9 percent (7-of-18) success rate from downtown. UNCP outrebounded its opponent, 48-40, including a 37-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Limestone won the battle of turnovers, turning the ball over just five times, compared to 14 turnovers from the Black and Gold.

Limestone finished with three players in double-digit scoring, including 23 points from Ayshia McNeil. Celestra Warren recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Alicia Brookins chipped in another 10 points for the Saints.

"I thought it was really good win for us, Limestone is a quality team. I thought we did a good job defensively, and our freshmen really gave us a big boost," said Haskins. "Katelyn Mitchell started us off making three threes offensively, then at the start of second half Jonissa Monley scored some points in the post for us, and late in the game Jasmine Huntley did some nice things. We played good as a team, overall it was a good team effort and a good team win."

Three 3-point baskets from Mitchell, and a layup from Wayne Mack helped the Lady Braves jump out to a 13-6 lead five minutes into the game. UNCP remained in control the rest of the way, taking a 10-point lead into the break. 

Monley started things off for the Black and Gold, scoring seven-straight points, putting UNCP up by 12, 46-34, at the 15:17 mark. With six minutes remaining, the Saints threatened a comeback, going on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to four, 58-54, but the Lady Braves would score the next six points to regain their 10-point lead, 64-54. UNCP continued to roll through the final two minutes, leading by as much as 16 with 10 seconds left on the clock, 74-58. With two seconds before the final buzzer, Warren completed the three-point play, draining a free throw after a made layup, but the effort was too little too late, as the Lady Braves grabbed the 13-point victory, 74-61.

UNCP returns to action tomorrow in the second game of the Stair South Classic in Milledgeville, Ga. The Lady Braves are set to face Tuskegee (3-4) at 1 p.m. in the Centennial Center.