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57
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 10-6 (7-1)
55
Chowan CU 9-5 (6-3)
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
10-6 (7-1)
57
Final
55
Chowan CU
9-5 (6-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 15 12 14 16 57
Chowan CU 16 13 14 12 55

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

Women’s Basketball Stays Hot, Hands Chowan First Home Loss

MURFREESBORO – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team scored 23 points off of turnovers and shot better than 40 percent from the field on the way to a big 57-55 Conference Carolinas victory against Chowan on Wednesday evening at Bob Burke Court.
 
The victory marked the seventh-straight win for the Braves (10-6, 7-1 CC) and was the second-straight victory against Chowan in Murfreesboro. The setback snapped a five-game home win streak for the Hawks (9-5, 5-3 CC) who fell to 6-8 all-time in the series with UNCP. 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 57, Chowan 55
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 10-6, 7-1 CC; Chowan 9-5, 5-3 CC
LOCATION: Murfreesboro, N.C. (Bob Burke Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Courtney Smith scored the first seven points for UNC Pembroke and knotted the score at seven apiece after a free throw just four minutes into action. The Braves shot 50 percent from the field during the frame, but Chowan's Jayah King-Johnson made a layup with 17 seconds left to give the hosts a slight 16-15 advantage heading into the second quarter.
2ND QUARTER
The Hawks used consecutive 3-pointers to fuel a quick 6-0 run and push the lead out to 22-15 just 40 seconds into the period. The Braves responded with a 10-0 scoring surge and took a 25-22 advantage off of a Kelci Adams trey halfway through the period. Kalaya Hall's layup with 1:12 on the clock was the final basket of the half and sent the teams to the locker rooms with Chowan holding a slight 29-27 lead.
3RD QUARTER
Chowan pushed its lead out to 36-30 just two minutes into the half off of an Aniah Patterson jumper, but an old-fashioned 3-point play from Courtney Smith trimmed the UNCP deficit back to 36-33 with 5:43 on the clock. The hosts used a 6-0 run to take what would be their largest lead of the evening, 42-33, with 3:16 to play in the quarter. However, the Braves put together an 8-1 run and used a jumper from Lillian Flantos at the buzzer to head into the final stanza trailing 43-41. 
4TH QUARTER
Back-to-back layups from Kelci Adams and Hannah Russell gave UNC Pembroke a 47-45 advantage with 5:49 left to play in regulation. Zaria Clark cushioned the lead and gave the Braves their largest lead of the night, 55-51, with a jumper in the paint with 2:16 remaining in the quarter. Chowan got the ball back with three seconds remaining and Destiny Robinson had the final look of the contest with a layup that didn't fall as time expired. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Courtney Smith finished with a game-high 15 points on 4-for-11 shooting. The redshirt junior also pulled down six boards, tallied five assist, had a trio of steals and one block in 39 minutes of action. 
+ Hannah Russell poured in a dozen points after a 5-for-9 shooting performance. Russell grabbed five rebounds and had a trio of assists. 
+ Kelci Adams logged double-figure scoring with 10 points, seven of which were in the fourth quarter. Adams finished the contest going 2-for-5 from the perimeter and had three assists, two rebounds and an assist. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke finished Wednesday's contest shooting 40.4 percent from the field. The offensive outing marked the third-straight performance shooting at least 40 percent from the field. 
+ UNCP also connected on 31.6 percent of their attempts from the 3-point line. The Braves have now shot at least 30 percent from beyond the arc in the last three contests, as well.
+ The Black & Gold held Chowan to just 30.2-percent shooting from the field, which is the Hawks worst offensive outing this season.
+ The Braves picked up 23 points off of 22 Chowan turnovers.
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action at home on Saturday when they welcome North Greenville (4-9, 4-3 CC) to Pembroke for Never Walk Alone Day. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Get your tickets ahead of time by visiting UNCPBraves.com/Tickets.
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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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