PEMBROKE, N.C. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot 59.6 percent from the field on the way to its best shooting performance in more than two decades as the Braves flew past Georgia Southwestern, 94-73, on Monday afternoon at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
The result snapped a two-game home losing streak for the Braves (5-10, 4-5 PBC) whose 94 points is the most for the program since a 95-88 overtime victory against North Florida in the 2002-03 Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The setback snapped a four-game win streak for the Hurricanes (8-7, 5-4) who fell to 1-7 at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.


 

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 94, Georgia Southwestern 73 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 5-10, 4-5 PBC; Georgia Southwestern 8-7, 5-4 PBC LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Melanie Horne's 3-pointer at the 4:06 mark extended the Braves lead out to five points, but the Black & Gold cushioned their lead out to 18-10 on Aliyah Farmer's fastbreak layup with 3:11 remaining in the quarter. Georgia Southwestern scored 11 of the period's final 15 points to close the gap back to 22-21 at the end of the quarter.

2ND QUARTER

Brianna Baham's 3-pointer at the 8:21 mark signaled a 7-0 scoring spurt for the hosts that gave them a 31-25 advantage just more than a minute later. The Hurricanes knotted the score up at 33 apiece with 5:21 left, but the Braves eventually took a 43-39 lead into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

Aliyah Farmer's running layup with 5-1/2 minutes left marked the start of a 12-2 run that allowed the hosts to grab a 62-48 advantage three minutes later. That surge would be enough to allow UNCP to stay out in front by double digits the rest of the way out.

4TH QUARTER

UNC Pembroke shot 70 percent (7-for-10) in the fourth quarter and took its largest lead of the day, 87-62, off of two free throws by Brianna Baham with 2:41 remaining. Georgia Southwestern was unable to chip away at its deficit, and shot just 4-for-10 from the field over the game's final 2-1/2 minutes.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Aliyah Farmer scored a career-high 20 points in 21 minutes of action. She also pulled down six rebounds.  + Tee Graham recorded her first career double-double with 20 points and 10 assists, and was just shy of a triple-double with seven rebounds as well. + Brianna Baham turned in a season-high 16-points, keyed by a 3-for-5 clip from the perimeter. + Melanie Horne produced 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds in 19 minutes of action.

NOTABLES

+ The Braves shot 59.6 percent from the field on Monday – their best shooting percentage in more than two decades. + The 94 points is the most for UNCP since a 95-88 overtime victory against North Florida in the 2002-03 Peach Belt Conference Tournament. + UNCP has now held all nine of its league opponents to sub-40 percent shooting this season. The Hurricanes shot 35 percent from the field on Monday. + The Braves are now 7-1 all-time against the Hurricanes at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Georgia Southwestern's only victory in Pembroke came on Jan. 23, 2016.

UP NEXT

The Braves will close out a three-game home stand on Wednesday when they host USC Aiken (9-7, 5-5 PBC) on Neon Night. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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