COLUMBUS, Ga. – Columbus State scored 16 points off of 20 turnovers by the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team and used a big fourth quarter to pull away for good on the way to a 72-64 victory over the Braves on Monday at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center.
 
The setback marked the fifth-straight road loss for the Braves (2-5, 1-1 PBC) in the series with Columbus State. The Cougars (5-2, 2-1) have now captured two of their last three outings and improved to 3-0 at home in 2018-19.


 

THE BASICS

SCORE: Columbus State 72, UNC Pembroke 64 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 2-5, 1-1 PBC; Columbus State 5-2, 2-1 PBC LOCATION: Columbus, Ga. (Frank G. Lumpkin Center)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Melanie Horne's 3-pointer with six minutes left in the first quarter gave the Braves a 7-5 lead, and Tee Graham pushed the advantage out to 10-5 with a trey just 45 seconds later. The Braves would go scoreless for the remainder of the opening period, and the Cougars would eventually take an 11-10 lead into the second quarter.

2ND QUARTER

Columbus State continued a big run into the second quarter andeventually took a 23-13 lead on a jumper from Anna Stewart with 4:50 left before the break. The Braves would finally deliver their answer, however, canning eight of their last nine field goal attempts to fuel a half-ending 17-7 run that made it a 30-30 stalemate at the half.

3RD QUARTER

Columbus State led for much of the first 90 seconds of the second stanza, but Avery Locklear's old-fashioned 3-point play with 6:22 left tied the game at 37 apiece. The Cougars used a small scoring spurt to push their advantage out to 49-44 with 38 seconds left, but ShaNyia Lester's cut UNCP's deficit back to just one possession at the buzzer.

4TH QUARTER

The Cougars scored 20 of the first 28 points in the final period and took their largest lead of the night, 69-54, on a jumper from Tatiana Wayne with 3:41 remaining. The Braves closed the gap and got to within eight points, 72-64, on ShaNyia Lester's jumper with 13-seconds left, but were unable to fill the rest of the void.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Melanie Horne just missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds to lead the Braves. + Tee Graham added 11 points, while also adding four assists and three rebounds. + Se'Dasia Love turned in a season best 10-point performance on 5-for-7 shooting from the field.

NOTABLES

+ Columbus State scored 16 points off of 20 UNC Pembroke turnovers. + The Braves have now dropped five-straight games at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center.  The last time that the Braves tasted victory on the road in the series was back on March 1, 2012.

UP NEXT

The Braves will close out a three-game road trip on Wednesday at Georgia Southwestern (3-5, 0-2 PBC). Tipoff is scheduled for noon at the Storm Dome.

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