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Hannah Russell 011823
Willis Glassgow
69
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 12-6, 9-1 CC
47
Barton Barton 3-13, 3-6 CC
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
12-6, 9-1 CC
69
Final
47
Barton Barton
3-13, 3-6 CC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 18 19 13 19 69
Barton Barton 12 17 13 5 47

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

Fourth-Quarter Surge Helps Women’s Basketball By Barton

WILSON – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot a game-best 63.6 percent in the fourth quarter while limiting Barton to just 9.1 percent shooting in the period to help the Braves to a 69-47 victory on Wednesday evening at the Wilson Gymnasium.
 
Wednesday's outcome pushed the win streak for the Braves (12-6, 9-1 CC) out to nine games, the longest for the program since the 1989-90 squad reeled off 10-consecutive victories. The setback for the Bulldogs (3-13, 3-6 CC) marked the fifth loss in the last six outings, and dropped Barton to 2-7 at home in 2022-23. 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 69, Barton 47
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 12-6, 9-1 CC; Barton 3-13, 3-6 CC
LOCATION: Wilson, N.C. (Wilson Gymnasium)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Barton took an early 8-3 lead after a running layup from Nyah Wilkins just three minutes into the contest. Kalaya Hall's layup sparked the UNC Pembroke offense on a 9-0 run to take a 12-8 lead capped off with a driving layup from Alcenia Purnell. The Braves held a 18-12 lead after 3-pointers from Kelci Adams and Hannah Russell to close out the quarter. 
2ND QUARTER
The Bulldogs started the period on a 5-0 run to cut their deficit back to 18-17 after a layup from Lauren Walker just 40 seconds into the quarter. Alcenia Purnell's trey polished a 9-0 run to push the UNCP lead out to 31-19 with just over five minutes to play in the half. The hosts outscored the Braves 10-7 over the final minutes, but UNCP held a 37-29 lead as the teams headed into the locker rooms. 
3RD QUARTER
Both teams struggled offensively shooting just 25 percent each from the field. Lauren Walker broke the silence with a 3-pointer at the 6:34 mark to cut the Barton deficit to 37-32. A 10-2 Bulldog run knotted the score at 42 apiece with 3:16 left to play in the quarter. The Braves made good on 7-of-12 attempts from the charity stripe during the period to lead 50-42 heading into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
The Braves used a 14-2 run to extend their lead out to 64-44 with 3:48 left to play in regulation. UNCP shot a game-high 63.6 percent from the field and limited Barton to just 9.1 percent shooting from the field. UNC Pembroke took its largest lead of the night, 69-47, off of a three from Kelci Adams with 45 ticks remaining to finalize the outcome. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Hannah Russell logged her eighth double-digit scoring performance this season with 19 points. Russell finished the night with 7-for-11 shooting, a trio of rebounds, a pair of assists and two blocks.
+ Zaria Clark registered her eighth career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. The sophomore also added three assists and a steal in 35 minutes of action. 
+ Kelci Adams came off of the bench to record her third consecutive double-digit scoring outing with 11 points. The Fort Mill, S.C., native also pulled down seven boards.
+ Alcenia Purnell also came off of the bench to spark the offense. Purnell just missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high eight assists, which matched a career-best.
NOTABLES
+ The victory for the Black & Gold marked the first victory against Barton in the last five meetings. 
+ UNCP shot 43.9 percent from the field which marked the fifth-straight performance of shooting at least 40 percent from the field.
+ Barton shot just 26.8 percent from the field. It was just the fourth time this season that Barton has been held to under 30 percent shooting. 
+ The Braves finished with a 48-31 advantage on the boards on Wednesday, their biggest rebounding win since coming out on the better end of a 52-29 disparity on the glass against Augusta on Feb. 13, 2019 
+ UNCP pushed its road win streak out to five games with Wednesday's result, and now possess the program's longest road winning skein since the 1988-89 squad reeled off five-straight victories away from Pembroke.
UP NEXT
The Braves will make the short trip to Florence, S.C., on Saturday for the Battle of I-95 against Francis Marion (10-6, 8-2 CC). Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. inside the Smith University Center. 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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