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Kalaya Hall 111523
67
UNC Pembroke UNCP 1-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
72
Winner Fayetteville St. FSU 3-0,0-0 CIAA
UNC Pembroke UNCP
1-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
67
Final
72
Fayetteville St. FSU
3-0,0-0 CIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 20 13 7 27 67
Fayetteville St. FSU 24 14 14 20 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Fayetteville State Defeats Women’s Basketball

FAYETTEVILLE – Fayetteville State canned 14 3-pointers and picked up 24 points from its bench on the way to a 72-67 victory over the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team on Wednesday evening inside the Felton J. Capel Arena. 
 
The setback from the Braves (1-2) marks the third straight loss to Fayetteville State, but UNCP holds an overall 20-17 all-time record over FSU. The outcome for the Broncos (3-0) marked a season-high in points and also was their best shooting performance of the season.



 
THE BASICS
SCORE: Fayetteville State 72, UNC Pembroke 67
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-2, Fayetteville State 3-0
LOCATION: Fayetteville, N.C. (Felton J. Capel Arena)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Fayetteville State shot 57.1 percent from the field an took a 14-8 lead after a 3-pointer from Aniylah Bryant with 5:33 on the clock. UNC Pembroke shot 46.1 percent and cut the deficit back to 15-14 with a trey from Kelci Adams, but the Broncos knocked down a three with nine seconds left to hold a 24-20 lead heading into the second quarter.
2ND QUARTER
The Braves used a 6-0 scoring surge to cut the deficit back to 28-26 with four minutes left to play in the half. Zaria Clark tied the score at 29 apiece with a jumper in the paint with just over two minutes on the clock, but FSU closed out the half on a 9-4 run to lead 38-33 advantage as the teams headed into the locker rooms. 
3RD QUARTER
A fastbreak layup from Amina Miles pushed the Fayetteville State lead out to 43-33 just two minutes into the half. A Zaria Clark jumper and a trey from Kelci Adams cut the deficit back 43-38 with 7:30 on the clock. The Braves were limited to just 13.3 percent shooting from the field, as FSU extended their lead out to 52-40 with a bucket at the buzzer from Daziyahna Wilson as the teams headed into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
Keayna McLaughlin's layup gave the Broncos a 61-51 lead with 4-1/2 minutes left in regulation. A trey from Lillian Flantos whittled the deficit back to 63-58 with 2:40 on the clock, but Fayetteville State pushed its lead back out to 71-62 with a minute left in regulation to stop a UNCP comeback. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Kelci Adams scored a team-best 18 points on a 6-for-11 performance from the perimeter. The redshirt junior flirted with a double-double with eight rebounds in 40 minutes of action.
+ Kalaya Hall turned in a 15-point performance going 4-for-9 from the field. Hall added two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
+ Hannah Russell registered her third consecutive double-digit scoring night with 10 points. Russell grabbed five rebounds and three assists. 
+ Zaria Clark pulled down a team-best nine rebounds. Anastasia Sinclair came off of the bench and added eight points and five rebounds. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke went 10-for-23 (43.5%) from the perimeter. However, Fayetteville State made good on 14-of-36 (38.9%) from the 3-point line.
+ FSU scored 19 points off of 19 UNCP turnovers. UNCP score just nine points off of 13 Fayetteville State turnovers. 
+ The Braves posted a 43-34 advantage in the rebound column.
+ Fayetteville State never trailed during Wednesday's contest.
UP NEXT
The Braves will open the home portion of their schedule on Saturday when they welcome St. Augustine's to town. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. 
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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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