ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Flagler dominated the boards and scored 20 second chance points to key a 65-39 victory over the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon inside the Flagler Gymnasium.
 
The setback marked the sixth-straight loss for the Braves (8-20, 7-15 PBC) who capped their 2018-19 campaign with the result as well. The triumph marked the fifth-straight win for the Saints (21-7, 17-5) who will continue play next week as the No. 3 seed in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.


 

THE BASICS

Score: Flagler 65, UNC Pembroke 39 Records: UNC Pembroke 8-20, 7-15 PBC; Flagler 21-7, 17-5 PBC Location: St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gymnasium)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

UNC Pembroke took a 10-9 lead off of a bucket from Aliyah Farmer with 5:30 remaining in the opening period. Flagler snapped a scoring drought for both teams just more than three minutes later when a jumper from Kierra Crane gave the hosts the lead for good.

2ND QUARTER

Melanie Horne's 3-pointer from the corner cut UNCP's deficit back to 17-13 with just less than eight minutes left to play before halftime. The hosts would answer with a 13-2 run, however, and eventually pushed their advantage out to 14 points, 32-18, heading into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

The Saints pushed their lead out to 20 points, 40-20, after a trey from Kierra Crane at the 7:08 mark. A fastbreak layup by Tee Graham cut the Saints lead down to 15 points, 43-28 with 2-1/2 minutes left, but Flagler inevitably carried a hefty 48-30 lead heading into the final stanza.

4TH QUARTER

UNC Pembroke shot just 4-for-16 in the final quarter and scored their final points of the day on a jump shot by Naomi Gilbert with 4-1/2 minutes remaining. Flagler scored the final eight points of the contest to provide the final.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Tee Graham scored a team-high nine points and also added two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. + Aliyah Farmer turned in eight points and grabbed three boards.

NOTABLES

+ The Black & Gold caps its 2018-19 season with an 8-20 record, including a 7-15 mark in Peach Belt Conference play. + The Saints have now won three-straight games in the series with UNCP. It is the longest win streak by either team in the series since the Braves won five-straight against Flagler from 2010 to 2012. + The Black & Gold finished the season 2-13 away from Pembroke, including a 1-12 mark in true road games.

UP NEXT

Season complete.

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