ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Senior
Nyla Allen scored 14 of her team-high 20 points in the first quarter and the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team never trailed in a 71-54 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) defeat of host Flagler on Saturday afternoon in St. Augustine.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 71, Flagler 54
Records: UNC Pembroke (7-10, 5-8 PBC); Flagler (12-5, 10-3 PBC)
Location: Flagler Gym
Series: Flagler leads 9-8
HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play
FIRST QUARTER
-Allen poured in the game's first seven points in the opening 4:06 to give the Black & Gold a 7-0 lead and Flagler did not get closer than five for the remainder of the game.
-UNCP forced seven Saints' turnovers in the first stanza and turned the miscues into nine points on the other end to lead 17-11 after 10 minutes.
-Allen was responsible 14 of UNCP's 17 points in the first period and was 5-for-9 from the floor in eight minutes of action.
SECOND QUARTER
-The Black & Gold advantage was stretched to double-digits for the first time and for good on an Allen jumper with 5:48 on the clock.
-UNCP closed the half with the final four points on a pair of buckets form
Avery Locklear and
Tee Graham to haul a 40-26 lead into the locker rooms.
THIRD QUARTER
-Flagler used a 7-0 run to claw back within 10 points with under four minutes to play in the quarter, but the Black & Gold bounced back with an 8-2 run in the final 3:07 to lead 58-42 after three.
FOURTH QUARTER
-A low-scoring fourth quarter saw the teams combine for 20.6 percent shooting (7-for-34) and just 25 points.
-The Braves built up their largest lead of the game at 71-49 with just over three minutes on the clock and coasted to the 71-54 upset of the PBC's second-ranked team.
NOTABLES
-The UNCP victory is its first against a team in the top nine of the PBC standings this season and keeps the Braves in a tie for eighth in the league race.
-The setback for Flagler is its first home PBC loss this season and snaps a three-game winning streak that saw the Saints win by an average of 13 points per game.
-Allen notched her fifth 20-point game of the season and added 10 rebounds for her third double-double. The senior has now scored at least 10 points in 13-straight games and hauled in at least eight boards in six of the last eight outings.
-Graham and Locklear each chipped in nine points on four made field goals, while
Brandi Robinson added nine points on 3-of-9 shooting. Graham matched her career high in rebounds (5) and assists (6) and
Alecia Hardy equaled her career mark of seven boards.
-UNCP went 10-for-12 at the charity stripe for a season-best 83.3 percent and outrebounded the Saints 42-39, including a 13-9 edge on the offensive glass.
-The Black & Gold held an 18-7 disparity in second-chance points and won the points off turnovers battle by an 18-6 margin.
-The Braves limited Flagler to just 33.3-percent shooting and have now held five of their last seven opponents under 38 percent from the field.
UP NEXT
The Braves return home for a rare Tuesday league contest against Lander. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the front end of a women's-men's doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. The Bearcats (14-5, 9-4 PBC) currently sit third in the league race and snapped a two-game skid with a 98-48 drubbing of Augusta on Saturday. Lander knocked off UNCP by a 75-54 score in Greenwood earlier this season.
