WILSON – No. 7 Barton pulled down 54 rebounds, 24 of which were offensive rebounds, and made good on 18 free throws on the way to a 79-60 victory over the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team on Tuesday evening at the Wilson Gymnasium.
The setback for the Braves (18-9, 16-7 CC) snapped a five game winning streak and fall to 8-5 when playing away from Pembroke. The Bulldogs (25-1, 21-1) have now won 19 straight contests and are 11-1 when playing on their home floor.
| THE BASICS |
SCORE: #7 Barton 79, UNC Pembroke 60
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 18-9, 16-7 CC, #7 Barton 25-1, 21-1 CC
LOCATION: Wilson, N.C. (Wilson Gymnasium) |
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| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
| UNC Pembroke took an 11-10 lead when Alcenia Purnell drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key halfway through the opening quarter. Barton put together a 6-0 scoring surge to take a 16-11 lead with three minutes remaining in the period. The hosts connected on 8-for-10 of their free throws to help give them a 18-13 lead heading into the second quarter. |
| 2ND QUARTER |
| The Braves chipped away at their deficit, 24-17, with a Lillian Flantos jumper two minutes into the stanza. The Bulldogs went on an 11-3 run to extend their lead out to 33-20 with just under four minutes left in the half. UNCP canned 9-for-17 shooting from the field, but trailed 42-33 as the teams headed into the locker rooms. |
| 3RD QUARTER |
| Alcenia Purnell's jumper at the 6:34 mark helped cut the UNCP deficit back to 46-39. A 9-1 run from Barton help push their lead back out to 55-40 with a Shanika Peterkin layup with 4:38 on the clock. Lauren Walker knocked down a trey as time expired to give Barton a 65-44 lead heading into the final stanza. |
| 4TH QUARTER |
| Barton took its largest lead of the evening, 77-50, off of a layup from Shanika Peterkin with seven minutes remaining in regulation. UNCP put together an 8-0 scoring run to whittle its deficit back to 77-58, with just under four minutes remaining, but Akira Wiggins connected on two free throws to seal the victory. |
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
+ Alcenia Purnell scored a team-best 12 points with a 5-for-9 clip from the field.
+ Zaria Clark added 11 points, seven of which came in the fourth quarter. The freshman was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line and pulled down six rebounds.
+ Courtney Smith registered 10 points, while Gabby Smith grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. |
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| NOTABLES |
+ UNC Pembroke forced 16 Barton turnovers and converted those into 17 points.
+ The Braves also picked up 17 points from its bench.
+ Barton posted a plus 26 advantage in the rebounds column, which included 24 total offensive rebounds.
+ The Bulldogs also went 18-from-23 from the charity stripe, while the Braves only went to the line 11 times, connected on nine of those attempts. |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will be back in action on Thursday when they welcome North Greenville (8-18, 8-14 CC) to Pembroke for Senior Night. The Braves will honor their 2021-22 senior class prior to the 5 p.m. tipoff at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. |
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| STAY CONNECTED |
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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. |
