Women’s Basketball Back On Track With Win Over St. Augustine’s

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Box Score

Saint Augustine's SAU 4-5,0-1 CIAA

UNC Pembroke UNCP 6-3,4-1 Conferen

Saint Augustine's SAU

4-5,0-1 CIAA

Final

Dec. 12, 2021

UNC Pembroke UNCP

6-3,4-1 Conferen

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Saint Augustine's SAU	3	16	11	10	40
UNC Pembroke UNCP	20	12	17	14	63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | December 12, 2021 | Morgan Sheehan, Associate Athletic Communications Director

Women’s Basketball Back On Track With Win Over St. Augustine’s

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot better than 37-percent from the field and limited St. Augustine's to just 1-for-16 shooting from the 3-point line to help secure a 63-40 victory on Sunday afternoon at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

The 23-point victory for the Braves (6-3) marked the largest margin of victory between the two teams in the series. The setback for the Falcons (4-5) marked the second straight loss on the road.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 63, St. Augustine's 40
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 6-3; St. Augustine's 4-5
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

UNC Pembroke took a 9-3 lead with a fastbreak jumper from Kelci Adams halfway through the quarter. The hosts limited St. Augustine's to just 1-for-12 shooting from the field during the frame, as UNCP held a hefty 20-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

2ND QUARTER

The Falcons whittled their deficit back to 24-11 off of a Nyasia Barnes jumper with 6:22 remaining in the half. A 5-0 scoring surge helped push the UNCP lead out to 29-11, but Taniyah Greene's jumper with 31 ticks left sent the teams to the locker rooms with UNC Pembroke leading 32-19.

3RD QUARTER

UNC Pembroke opened the half with a 7-0 scoring run capped off by a jumper from Tiara Williams to extend the lead out to 39-19 just two minutes into action. St. Augustine's chipped away at their deficit, 41-27, with 4-1/2 minutes on the clock, but the hosts held a comfortable 49-30 advantage heading into the final stanza.

4TH QUARTER

The Braves used another 7-0 scoring run to start the period before Jordyn Burton broke the silence for the Falcons with a fastbreak layup with five minutes left in regulation as UNCP lead 56-32. The hosts canned 7-for-12 of their attempts from the charity stripe during the quarter and limited the Falcons to 4-for-13 shooting from the field to secure the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Courtney Smith scored a team-best 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting.
+ Gabby Smith added nine points and pulled down six rebounds.
+ Naomi Gilbert came off the bench and recorded eight points in 13 minutes of action. Gilbert also grabbed four rebounds.

NOTABLES

+ The 23-point victory for the Black & Gold marked the largest margin of victory between the two teams in the series.
+ UNCP held a 46-34 advantage in the rebound column. The hosts also held a 12-7 advantage on the offensive glass.
+ UNC Pembroke limited St. Augustine's to just 28-percent shooting from the field and a season-low 6-percent from the 3-point line.

UP NEXT

The Braves will step back into Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday when they welcome Converse (3-6, 2-4 CC) to Pembroke for Faith & Communities Night. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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BACK THE BRAVES

Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Women's Basketball program by joining the Braves Club. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu.

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