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Hannah Russell 121521
40
Converse CONV 3-7, 2-5 CC
76
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 7-3, 5-1 CC
Converse CONV
3-7, 2-5 CC
40
Final
76
UNC Pembroke UNCP
7-3, 5-1 CC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Converse CONV 11 8 14 7 40
UNC Pembroke UNCP 15 23 16 22 76

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

Sharp-Shooting Women’s Basketball Rattles Converse

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team scored 40 points inside the paint and shot better than 45-percent from the field on the way to a 76-40 victory against Converse on Wednesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. 
 
The victory for the Braves (7-3, 5-1 CC) marked the largest margin of victory this season, as well as the largest margin of victory for the program since the 2011-12 season. The setback for the Valkyries (3-7, 2-5 CC) marked the third straight loss this season.


 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 76, Converse 40
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 7-3, 5-1 CC; Converse 3-7, 2-5 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
UNC Pembroke took a 6-4 lead off of a Lillian Flantos fastbreak layup with 7:41 on the clock. Converse knotted the score at 11 apiece with a running layup from Jordan Brown with two minutes remaining, but Kelci Adams knocked down a trey as time expired to put the hosts on top 15-11.
2ND QUARTER
The Braves used an old-fashioned three-point play from Courtney Smith to push the lead out to 23-11 just two minutes into the period. UNCP limited the Valkyries to just 3-for-7 shooting from the field, and used a buzzer beating layup from Diamond Fedrick to send the teams into the locker rooms with the hosts leading 38-19.
3RD QUARTER
Hannah Russell's jumper in the paint halfway through the period extend UNC Pembroke's lead out to 50-24. Converse chipped away at its deficit, 50-30, with back-to-back three pointers, but Hannah Russell's layup with three ticks left pushed the UNCP lead back out to 54-33 heading into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
The hosts took a hefty 67-37 lead with a three ball from Kelci Adams with 3:18 remaining in regulation. UNCP limited Converse to just 1-for-15 shooting from the field during the final quarter, and took what would be the largest lead of the night, 76-37, off of a Hannah Russell jumper with one minute left to secure the outcome. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Hannah Russell scored a game-high and a career-best 15 points. Russell also pulled down five boards, logged one steal, one assist and one block during her 15 minutes of action. 
+ Tiara Williams registered double-figures with 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting. The senior added four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
+ Kelci Adams also recorded double-digit scoring with 11 points. Adams was 3-for-9 from the 3-point line.
+ Lillian Flantos and Zaria Clark each nearly logged double-figure rebounds. Flantos grabbed a game-best nine boards, while Clark finished with eight rebounds.
NOTABLES

+ The victory for the Braves marks the largest margin of victory (36 points) this season. The outcome is also the largest margin of victory since a 72-29 win against Flagler on February 19, 2012.
+ UNCP shot better than 45-percent from the field for the third time this season. 
+ The Black & Gold forced 17 turnovers and converted those into 24 points. The Braves also had a season-low six turnovers.
+ UNC Pembroke saw success once again this season with the inside game tacking on 40 points in the paint.
+ The Braves also had all 11 players score during the contest.
UP NEXT

The Braves will close out 2021 with a key matchup when they travel to Belmont Abbey (5-4, 3-2 CC) on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. inside the Wheeler Center in Belmont, N.C. 
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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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