PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team allowed a season-low 50 points, including just 16 in the second half, to key a 69-50 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) victory over Young Harris on Saturday afternoon in Pembroke.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 69, Young Harris 50
Records: UNC Pembroke (8-13, 6-11 PBC); Young Harris (8-16, 5-12 PBC)
Location: Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court
Series: UNC Pembroke leads 5-2

HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play

FIRST QUARTER
-With the Braves leading 6-4 and just over five minutes showing on the clock, Young Harris used a 13-2 run to close the quarter and lead 17-8 after 10 minutes of action.

SECOND QUARTER
-Young Harris maintained its nine-point lead midway through the second period before UNCP rattled off a 13-4 scoring run to claw back even at 32-32 with 1:24 to play.
-A pair of Mountain Lion free throws with 48 ticks on the clock followed by an Ieshia Love jumped with 31 seconds to play sent the teams to the locker rooms knotted at 34-34.

THIRD QUARTER
-UNCP clamped down on Young Harris in the third frame and limited the guests to just nine points on 3-of-15 shooting, including an 0-for-8 clip from behind the arc.
-The Braves outscored Young Harris 22-9 in the period and were paced by eight points from Nyla Allen to take a 56-43 lead into the fourth quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER
-The Black & Gold defense did not let up down the stretch and held the Mountain Lions to 2-for-17 shooting and seven points in the fourth quarter.
-Alecia Hardy knocked down a trio of free throws in the final 1:29 to run the UNCP lead to a game-high 19 and the Braves held the guests scoreless in the final 2:25 to earn the 69-50 victory.

NOTABLES
-The victory gives UNCP sole possession of eighth place in the PBC standings, while Young Harris falls to ninth. The top eight teams make the league tournament.
-The 50 points allowed for the UNCP defense passes the previous season best of 54, which occurred on Jan. 17 against USC Aiken and again on Jan. 27 against Lander.
-Young Harris' 25.4 shooting percentage is also a season-best for the Black & Gold defense by almost a full five percent. The previous low was 30.0 percent on Jan. 13 against Columbus State.
-With the 69-point offensive performance on Saturday, UNCP has now scored at least 60 points in nine-straight games to raise its season average to 65.3, which is the highest it has been since the calendar turned to 2018.
-The Braves knocked down 16-of-19 free throws for a season-high 84.2-percent mark and grabbed a season-best 57 rebounds, while limiting Young Harris to just 37 boards.
-Allen and senior Ebone Stevens each racked up 12 points for the Braves, while Hardy and Brandi Robinson each chipped in nine.
-A trio of Braves, Allen, Hardy and Aliyah Farmer, each grabbed double-digit rebounds, led by 11 from Allen. Saturday marked Allen's fifth double-double of the season and third in the last five games.
-Young Harris was paced by 16 points from Briana Bell and Sarah Garner hauled in a team-best 11 rebounds to go along with six points.

UP NEXT
The Braves are right back in action on Sunday at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court, as No. 23 North Georgia invades Pembroke for a PBC affair. Tipoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. on the front end of a women's-men's doubleheader at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. The Nighthawks (20-3, 15-2 PBC) sit atop the PBC standings by two games after a 63-53 defeat of Francis Marion on Saturday. North Georgia toppled the Black & Gold 63-50 earlier this season in Dahlonega, despite a double-digit, second quarter lead for the visiting Braves.