MURFREESBORO – Chowan scored 26 points off of 27 turnovers by the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team and closed out the first half with an 18-3 run to fuel a 57-55 victory over the visiting Braves on Tuesday evening in the Helms Center.
 
It was the second-straight series loss for the Braves (2-4) in the series with Chowan (5-4) who improved to 4-2 against the Black & Gold in the Helms Center. It was the first meeting between the two squads since Dec. 15, 2014, however.


 

THE BASICS

SCORE: Chowan 57, UNC Pembroke 55 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 2-4; Chowan 5-4 LOCATION: Murfreesboro, N.C. (Helms Center)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Alecia Hardy's layup with 4:23 remaining in the first quarter ignited the Braves offense, who shot nearly 67 percent in the quarter. Aliyah Famer pushed the advantage for the hosts out to eight points, 24-16, with a buzzer-beating layup.

2ND QUARTER

Brianna Baham and Alecia Hardy continued to pad the lead for the Braves on back-to-back 3-pointers, the second of which put the visitors out in front, 30-16, with 8-1/2 minutes left in the opening half. Chowan took advantage of a nearly 8-1/2 minute scoring drought by the Braves after that, and closed out the period with an 18-3 run to take a 34-33 lead into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

The Braves pulled to within two points, 40-38, on a perimeter basket from Tee Graham with 6:45 left in the quarter, but that signaled a scoring drought for both teams that lasted a good part of the next three minutes of play. The Hawks broke the silence on a fastbreak layup from Jada Lee with four minutes left in the quarter, and preserved the lead heading into the final period.

4TH QUARTER

Chowan led by three points, 56-53, on Jada Lee's jumper with 2-1/2 minutes remaining, but Aliyah Farmer made it a one-point game with 51 seconds left on a jumper in the paint. The Hawks failed to score on the ensuing possession and Tee Graham grabbed a huge rebound, but the Braves missed a 3-pointer coming out of a timeout, and then turned the ball over on its next two possessions to seal the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Senior Alecia Hardy scored a game-high 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range. + Junior Tee Graham turned in a 14-point performance, while also adding three rebounds. + Aliyah Farmer pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, while also adding 12 points on the night.

NOTABLES

+ Chowan scored 26 points off of a season-high 27 turnovers by UNCP. It was the most turnovers for the Braves since committing 29 against Georgia Southwestern on Jan. 10, 2014. + Tuesday's setback marked the second-straight series loss for the Braves who fell to 2-4 all-time in the Helms Center. The Hawks evened up the all-time series with the Braves at five games apiece. + The Braves fell to 1-2 away from Pembroke this season with Tuesday's setback, and have dropped both true road outings in 2018-19.

UP NEXT

The Braves will step away from competition for nearly two weeks before returning to Peach Belt Conference play later this month.  UNCP will open up a two-game PBC road trip on December 17 when it travels to Columbus State (3-1, 0-1 PBC).  Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Frank G. Lumpkin Center.

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