AUGUSTA, GA. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team connected on 13-of-16 attempts from the charity stripe, including 7-of-8 in the fourth quarter, to capture a 50-48 victory over Augusta on Saturday afternoon at the Christenberry Fieldhouse.
 
The victory for the Braves (3-11, 3-10 PBC) marks the first time beating Augusta in both meetings since the 2019-20 season. The setback for the Jaguars (6-8, 5-5 PBC) is only the third loss when playing on their home floor. 






 

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 50, Augusta 48 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke (3-11, 3-10 PBC) Augusta (6-8, 5-5 PBC) LOCATION: Christenberry Fieldhouse (Augusta, Ga.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Augusta took what would be its largest lead of the afternoon, 10-5, off of a made trey from November Morton with four minutes remaining in the period. Alcenia Purnell's jumper wit at the two-minute mark trim the Braves deficit back to 11-9, but the hosts held a 14-9 advantage heading into the second quarter.

2ND QUARTER

UNCP knotted the score at 14 apiece with a three ball from Alcenia Purnell at the 7:55 mark. The Braves took their first lead, 16-15, with a running layup from Aaliyah Bell halfway through the quarter. UNC Pembroke limited the hosts to just 1-for-10 from the field, but connected on 5-for-8 free throw attempts to hold a slight 21-19 advantage over UNCP as the teams heading into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

UNC Pembroke took its largest lead of the afternoon, 28-23, with two made free throws from Kelci Adams four minutes into the half. Zairya West tied the game at 30 apiece with a 3-pointer with 2:25 left in the period. Kelci Adams drained a three to put the Braves back in front 33-30 with 90 seconds left remaining in the stanza.

4TH QUARTER

The Jaguars took a 46-42 lead with a layup from Kennedi Manning with 1:44 left to play. The Braves used a big three from Alcenia Purnell to trail 46-45 just 20 seconds later. UNCP took a slight 47-46 lead with a layup from Purnell, and connected on three out of the last four attempts from the free throw line to secure the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Kelci Adams scored a game-high 19 points highlighted by a 4-for-8 clip from beyond the arc. Adams just missed a double-double grabbing eight rebounds in 34 minutes of action. + Alcenia Purnell added 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting. + Gabby Smith logged seven points and grabbed four rebounds.

NOTABLES

+ The victory for the Black & Gold marks the first road win in the 2020-21 season. + The victory also marks the first win at the Christenberry Fieldhouse in the last 12 meetings.  +UNCP limited Augusta to just 27.3-percent shooting from the field, which is a season-low for the Jaguars.

UP NEXT

The Braves will close out their season when they make the short trip to Florence, S.C. on Monday to take on I-95 rival Francis Marion (1-11, 1-9 PBC). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Smith University Center.

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