MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team forced 18 Georgia College turnovers and used
Tee Graham's 3-pointer at the buzzer to fuel a 56-55 victory over the Bobcats on Saturday inside the Centennial Center.
The Braves (4-8, 3-3 PBC) improved to 2-17 all-time in Milledgeville with the result, and captured their first road win in the series in 13 years (Jan. 4, 2006). It was the third-straight loss for Georgia College (5-8, 3-4) who was playing just its fourth home game of the 2018-19 season.
| THE BASICS |
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 56, Georgia College 55
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 4-8, 3-3 PBC; Georgia College 5-8, 3-4 PBC
LOCATION: Milledgeville, Ga. (Centennial Center) |
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| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
| Se'Dasia Love connected on a layup just 30 seconds into the game, UNC Pembroke went cold-shooting for the next four minutes. Tee Graham snapped the skid with a layup at the 6:19 mark, but Georgia College scored nine of the last 12 points in the opening period to take a 14-7 advantage into the second. |
| 2ND QUARTER |
| UNC Pembroke cut its deficit back to three points, 17-14 on Tee Graham's layup at the 7:47 mark. The Bobcats, however, took advantage of another cold spell by the Braves and extended their lead 24-14 with 5:08 remaining in the half. ShaNyia Lester's layup with 2:20 left before the break made it a two-possession game, 27-22, but the Bobcats eventually lugged a 31-24 lead into the locker rooms. |
| 3RD QUARTER |
| Aliyah Farmer's old-fashioned 3-point play tied the game at 35 apiece at the 4:51 mark. The Braves took their first lead off of Melanie Horne's trey with 4:15 remaining. Georgia College regained the lead, 42-40, off of Sydney Cleveland's 3-pointer with 68 seconds remaining in the quarter, and the hosts would end up taking a 44-42 advantage into the final stanza. |
| 4TH QUARTER |
| Aliyah Farmer's layup with just more than 3-1/2 minutes remaining gave the Braves their largest lead of the afternoon, 53-46. Georgia College cut its deficit back to 53-52 on Jasmine McSwain's 3-pointer, and regained the lead on a Jasmine McSwain lay-in. Kenyatta Storm hit the front end of a two-shot foul to give the hosts a 55-53 edge with eight seconds left, but Tee Graham's 3-pointer from the top of the key on the other end of the court beat the buzzer and iced the clutch road win. |
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
+ Aliyah Farmer scored a team-high 16 points on the afternoon, while also adding six rebounds and a pair of assists.
+ Tee Graham turned in 13 points on 6-for-11 field goal shooting, including the game-winning basket.
+ Se'Dasia Love produced an 8-point performance, while also pulling down five rebounds. |
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| NOTABLES |
+ The Braves have now held all six of their league opponents to sub-40 percent shooting. The Black & Gold limited Georgia College to just 35 percent shooting from the field on Saturday.
+ The Black & Gold scored 23 points off the bench, including 16 from Aliyah Farmer (26 minutes and seven from ShaNiya Lester (14 minutes).
+ Saturday's result produced the first road win of the season for the Braves, while also giving them their first road win in the series in 13 years. UNCP improved to 2-17 against the Bobcats in the Centennial Center with the result. |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will close out a short two-game road trip on Wednesday when they travel to northwest Georgia to battle Augusta (1-11, 0-6 PBC). Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. inside the Christenberry Fieldhouse. |
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