Southern Wesleyan SW 4-16,3-13 Conference Carolinas

UNC Pembroke UNCP 14-8,12-6 Conference Carolinas

Southern Wesleyan SW

4-16,3-13 Conference Carolinas

Final

Feb. 11, 2022

UNC Pembroke UNCP

14-8,12-6 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Southern Wesleyan SW	12	15	18	19	64
UNC Pembroke UNCP	7	15	19	26	67

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | February 11, 2022 | Morgan Sheehan, Associate Athletic Communications Director

Women’s Basketball Tops Southern Wesleyan With Late Run

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team used a 26-point fourth quarter and forced three turnovers in the final minute to slip past Southern Wesleyan 67-64 on Friday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court for Think Pink Night.

The victory for the Braves (14-8 12-6 CC) marked the third win in the last four outings and the eighth win at home this season. The setback for the Warriors (4-16, 3-13 CC) snapped a two-game winning streak and fall to 2-7 when playing on the road.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 67, Southern Wesleyan 64
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 14-8, 12-6 CC, Southern Wesleyan 4-16, 3-13
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Southern Wesleyan took a 9-2 lead with a Caroline Reese trey with 4:32 remaining in the period. UNC Pembroke trimmed the deficit back to 9-7 with a 3-pointer from Kelci Adams with just over two minutes on the clock. SWU limited UNCP to just 18.7 percent shooting during the frame and held a 12-7 lead heading into the second quarter.

2ND QUARTER

The Warriors extended their lead out to 15-7 when Brooke Henricks drained a three just 43 seconds into the quarter. The hosts used an 8-4 scoring surge to whittle the deficit back to 19-15 with a fastbreak layup from Courtney Smith at the 3:30 mark. The Braves canned 46.6 percent of their shots during the quarter and scored the final bucket of the half with an Alcenia Purnell three to head to the locker rooms trailing 27-22.

3RD QUARTER

UNC Pembroke knotted the score at 30 apiece with a running layup from Courtney Smith just 4-1/2 minutes into the half. The Braves took their first lead of the evening, 39-37 with a trey from Alcenia Purnell with 2:44 left in the period, but trailed Southern Wesleyan knocked down back-to-back threes to lead 45-41 heading into the final stanza.

4TH QUARTER

Southern Wesleyan took what would be their largest lead of the night, 53-41, with Kayla Garrett drained a jumper with just over seven minutes remaining in regulation. UNC Pembroke used a steal from Aniah McManus and two from Courtney Smith to help give the hosts six quick points capped off with a layup from Courtney Smith with 26 ticks remaining to regain the lead for good.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Courtney Smith scored a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Smith also logged five rebounds and four steals.
+ Alcenia Purnell logged double-digit scoring with 16 points highlighted by a 4-for-9 clip from the perimeter. Purnell added a trio of assists and rebounds in 37 minutes of action.
+ Freshman Zaria Clark came off of the bench to add 12 points. Clark had six boards, four assists, and two steals.
+ Senior Diamond Fedrick nearly registered a double-double with eight points and a team-best seven rebounds.

NOTABLES

+ The Black & Gold forced 19 Southern Wesleyan turnovers and converted those into 25 points.
+ UNC Pembroke held a 36-16 advantage with points inside the paint, and a 22-2 advantage in fastbreak points as well.
+ The Braves connected on 40.9 percent of their shots from the field and limited the Warriors to 35.8 percent shooting from the field. However, Southern Wesleyan canned 10-for-27 of their attempts from the perimeter while UNC Pembroke was 7-for-25 from deep.

UP NEXT

The Braves will be back in action tomorrow when they welcome Belmont Abbey (15-6, 13-4 CC) to Pembroke for Alumni Weekend. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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BACK THE BRAVES

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