Mount Olive MO 15-3,13-3 Conference Carolinas

UNC Pembroke UNCP 16-8,14-6 Conference Carolinas

Mount Olive MO

15-3,13-3 Conference Carolinas

Final

Feb. 16, 2022

UNC Pembroke UNCP

16-8,14-6 Conference Carolinas

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Mount Olive MO	17	9	14	22	62
UNC Pembroke UNCP	12	16	20	15	63

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | February 16, 2022 | Morgan Sheehan, Associate Athletic Communications Director

Women’s Basketball Stays Hot, Knocks Off Mount Olive

PEMBROKE – Gabby Smith's layup with 12 seconds remaining helped give the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team a one-point lead as they held on to upset Mount Olive 63-62 on Wednesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

The victory for the Braves (16-8, 14-6 CC) marks the third straight win at home and the 16^th straight win against Mount Olive in Pembroke. The setback for the Trojans (15-3, 13-3 CC) marks just the second loss when playing in the road this season.

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 63, Mount Olive 62
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 16-8, 14-6 CC, Mount Olive 15-3, 13-3 CC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Mount Olive took an 8-4 lead with a trey from Ayonna Cotton with 7:22 on the clock, but a quick 7-0 run from UNC Pembroke gave the hosts their first lead, 11-10 at the 3:10 mark. UMO closed out the period on a 7-1 scoring surge to hold a 17-12 lead heading into the second period.

2ND QUARTER

The Trojans took what would be their largest lead of the evening, 23-16, with a running layup in the paint from Sherry Johnson with six minutes remaining in the half. The Braves took a slight 25-24 lead with a fastbreak layup from Courtney Smith with 1:39 on the clock. UNC Pembroke knocked down 50 percent of their shots from the field during the quarter and held a slight 28-26 lead as the teams headed into the locker rooms.

3RD QUARTER

UNCP pushed their lead out to 33-27 with a trey from Alcenia Purnell just two minutes into the half. UMO tied the score at 33 apiece with an Azariah Fields layup at the 5-1/2 minute mark. A fastbreak layup from Tiara Williams with 40 seconds remaining gave UNCP their largest lead of the night, 48-40, heading into the final stanza.

4TH QUARTER

Kelci Adams drained a three from the corner with 2:25 left in regulation to extend the hosts lead out to 57-52. Mount Olive used an 8-0 scoring surge to regain a 60-57 lead with under a minute left in the quarter. Gabby Smith's layup with 12 seconds remaining gave UNCP a slight advantage, and a Mount Olive turnover in the final seconds helped seal the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Courtney Smith logged her seventh-straight double-digit scoring performance with 15 points. The redshirt junior also had six steals, four assists, and a pair of rebounds.
+ Freshman Zaria Clark registered her third double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes of action.
+ Alcenia Purnell recorded her third straight double figure scoring with a 13-point outing. Purnell canned 5-for-12 of her attempts from the field in 35 minutes of work.

NOTABLES

+ The Braves are now 16-0 at home in the series against Mount Olive and improve to 28-4 all-time.
+ The Black & Gold forced 18 Mount Olive turnovers and converted those into 16 points. The 18 turnovers marked the most turnovers by the Trojans in the last six outings.
+ UNC Pembroke held the advantage on the glass pulling down 44 rebounds, while Mount Olive had 41 boards.
+ There were nine different lead changes throughout the contest and five different times with a tied score. The Trojans held a lead for 46.8 percent of the contest, while UNCP was leading for 46.5 percent of the night.
+ The Braves have won their last three games by a total of eight points.

UP NEXT

The Braves will pack up for a quick two-game road trip when they travel to Southern Wesleyan (5-18, 4-15 CC) on Friday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. inside of Tysinger Gymnasium.

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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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