PEMBROKE – Five Braves logged double-digit scoring performances, including Avery Locklear who match a career high with 18, and the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team outscored visiting Mount Olive 26-11 in the fourth quarter to blow past the Trojans by an 88-74 margin on Friday evening in Pembroke.  

GAME INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 88, Mount Olive 74
Records: UNC Pembroke (2-0); Mount Olive (1-3)
Location: Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court
Series: UNC Pembroke leads 25-4

HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play

FIRST QUARTER
-The visiting Trojans scored the game's first five points, but UNCP rattled off a 9-0 run that was capped off by a Tee Graham layup to lead 9-5 with 6:40 on the clock.
-Trailing 18-15 with under a minute to play in the first, Locklear and Melanie Horne knocked down 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give the hosts a 21-18 lead after one.  

SECOND QUARTER
-Horne rattled home another long ball to begin the second and the UNCP lead swelled to 32-20 on a layup by Aliyah Farmer at the 7:07 mark.
-Mount Olive closed the quarter on a 15-5 run thanks to a 1-for-11 shooting performance from the Braves down the stretch and UNCP hauled a 37-35 lead into the locker rooms.

THIRD QUARTER
-A jumper by Hope Toliver at the 7:11 mark gave the guests their first lead (41-40) since 18-15, as the Trojans opened the third on a 16-7 run to build their largest lead of the game at 51-44.
-The Mount Olive lead was still seven (57-50) with under three minutes on the clock, but the Braves connected on six of their final seven shots in the third to trim the deficit to one with 10 minutes to play.

FOURTH QUARTER
-Horne buried a 3-pointer to knot the game at 67-67 and Locklear put the Braves up for good on the next trip down the court with one of her four long balls.
-After a Felecity Havens basket with 8:55 to play, the Trojans scored just seven points the rest of the way on 1-for-10 shooting.
-Graham connected from deep with 1:11 to play to give the Braves' their largest lead of the night at 88-72 and UNCP coasted to the 88-74 triumph.

NOTABLES
-The 88-point outburst is the most points UNCP has scored since Feb. 22, 2010 in an 88-85 overtime win over North Georgia. The last time the Braves topped 88 points in a game was Nov. 17, 2009 in a 91-55 win against St. Andrews.
-This marks the third-straight season the Braves have started 2-0, but the Black & Gold has dropped its third outing in each of the last two campaigns.
-The Braves held the high-powered Trojan offense under its season average in points (86.3) by more than 12.
-Locklear's 18 points matched her previous career high set in her freshman year on Dec. 17, 2015 against Columbus State. The junior shot 50 percent from the field (6-for-12) and form long range (4-for-8) and tacked on three rebounds and two assists.
-Horne (15), Farmer (14), Graham (13) and Nyla Allen (10) all chipped in double-digit points, while Horne and Allen each grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
-The Braves held a 48-35 advantage on the glass, including a 16-9 disparity on the offensive end to fuel 18 second-chance points.
-The UNCP reserves outscored the Trojan bench 54-10 and the Black & Gold handed out 21 assists on 31 made baskets.
-Havens poured in a match-high 31 points for the guests, but the East Carolina transfer fouled out with 4:45 to play and the Trojans down just seven.

UP NEXT
The Braves will look to win their third straight to start the season after an eight-day layoff when UNCP hits the road for the first time in the regular season for a Nov. 26 matchup with No. 14 Wingate. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. inside the Cuddy Arena. The Bulldogs (3-0) have knocked off a trio of Peach Belt Conference schools (Georgia College, Clayton State and Francis Marion) in the first three games of the campaign. Wingate leads the all-time series 28-18 over the Braves, including wins in the last four meetings.