Box Score CENTRAL, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot better than 44 percent from the field and registered 22 points in the third quarter to help fuel a 74-66 victory against Southern Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon inside Tysinger Gymnasium.  
 
The victory for the Braves (9-6, 6-1 CC) marked the sixth consecutive win this season and was the fifth straight victory against Southern Wesleyan. The Warriors (2-13, 2-5 CC) have now lost their last five contests and fall to 1-6 when playing on their home court.  


 

 

THE BASICS

SCORE: UNC Pembroke 74, Southern Wesleyan 66 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 9-6, 6-1 CC; Southern Wesleyan 2-13, 2-5 CC) LOCATION: Central, S.C. (Tysinger Gymnasium)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

Southern Wesleyan shot 58.3 percent from the field and took what would be its largest lead of the afternoon, 16-6, after a Lexi Greffen 3-pointer with 3:53 on the clock. UNC Pembroke went on a 12-2 scoring run to close out the period and knotted the score at 18 apiece after Alcenia Purnell sank a trey with seven seconds remaining.

2ND QUARTER

UNC Pembroke took its first lead of the afternoon, 22-20 after a pair of free throws from Kalaya Hall with 8:41 left to play in the first half. The Warriors used a 12-0 run to take a 35-32 advantage with 1:17 on the clock, but Alcenia Purnell canned a pair of free throws to send the teams to the locker rooms with the hosts holding a slight 35-34 lead.

3RD QUARTER

The Braves picked up six quick points to push the lead out to 46-39 after a running layup from Zaria Clark with just under the five-minute mark. Southern Wesleyan was limited to just 1-for-8 shooting from the perimeter during the quarter, as UNCP outscored SWU 22-9 to hold a 56-44 lead after a three from the top of the key from Malea Garrison.

4TH QUARTER

The Braves took their largest lead of the afternoon, 64-47, off of Alcenia Purnell's jumper with 7:49 left to play in regulation. The Warriors connected on 4-of-11 of their attempts from the perimeter, including one from Shelby Glance with 29 seconds on the clock to cut the deficit back to 71-64. However, UNCP made good on three of its final four attempts from the charity stripe to stop any comeback.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Alcenia Purnell came off the bench and registered a season-best 23 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The redshirt junior was 4-for-7 from the 3-point line, while also pulling down five rebounds in 28 minutes of action.  + Courtney Smith tallied 15 points on a 6-for-10 shooting performance. Smith had two rebounds, one assist and one steal. + Newcomer Kalaya Hall scored in double-figures for the sixth time this season with 12 points. Hall finished with a career-best eight rebounds. + Hannah Russell also logged double-digit scoring with 10 points. The redshirt sophomore grabbed four boards and recorded a pair of assists.

NOTABLES

+ UNC Pembroke recorded a season-best 44.2 percent shooting from the field during Saturday's victory.  + The Black & Gold dominated the inside picking up 38 points inside the paint. Southern Wesleyan was limited to just 16 points inside the paint.  + Southern Wesleyan recorded 36 points from the perimeter after matching a season-high 12 3-pointers on Saturday.

UP NEXT

The Braves will close out their shot two-game road trip on Wednesday when they trek to Murfreesboro to take on Chowan (9-4, 5-2 CC). Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at Bob Burke Court.

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