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64
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 3-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
46
Limestone LCM 3-2,0-0 SAC
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
3-2,0-0 Conference Carolinas
64
Final
46
Limestone LCM
3-2,0-0 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 16 15 16 17 64
Limestone LCM 6 18 11 11 46

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

Sharp-Shooting Leads Women’s Basketball By Limestone

GAFFNEY, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot 42.1 percent from the field and picked up 22 points in the paint on the way to a 64-46 victory over Limestone on Wednesday afternoon inside the Timken Center. 
 
The victory for the Braves (3-2) marks the second straight victory of the season and improve to 3-1 all-time against Limestone. The setback for the Saints (3-2) marked the second straight loss and fall to 1-1 when playing at home. 




 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 64, Limestone 46
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 3-2, Limestone 3-2
LOCATION: Gaffney, S.C. (Timken Center)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
A three from Kelci Adams gave UNC Pembroke a 9-4 lead just under the halfway mark of the opening period. Limestone tried to chip away at its deficit, 12-6, with a layup from Kalisha Hill with three minutes on the clock, but the Braves closed out the quarter on a 4-0 run and used a jumper from Malea Garrison to hold a 16-6 lead. 
2ND QUARTER
Natalie Evington knocked down a three just two minutes into the quarter to extend the UNCP lead out to 20-8. The Saints went on a 8-0 to whittle their deficit back to 27-22 with 4:04 left in the half, but a jumper from Lillian Flantos sent the teams to the locker rooms with the Braves leading 31-24. 
3RD QUARTER
Lillian Flantos and Kalaya Hall scored the first two baskets of the quarter to push the UNC Pembroke lead out to 35-24. Kalisha Hill knocked down a jumper to trim the Limestone deficit back to 37-32 with six minutes on the clock, but UNCP went on a 10-0 run capped off by a 3-pointer from Malea Garrison with 40 seconds remaining in the quarter to lead 47-35 heading into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
The Braves shot a game-high 61.5 percent from the field and used a pair of buckets from Zaria Clark to lead 51-35 with 5:55 remaining in regulation. UNC Pembroke limited Limestone to just 21.4 percent shooting and took its largest lead of the afternoon, 61-42, via a jumper from Lillian Flantos with just over a minute left in play.  
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Zaria Clark finished the afternoon with 14 points on a 6-for-7 shooting performance. The junior also had three steals and three rebounds in 20 minutes of work.
+ Lillian Flantos scored a career-high 14 points and nearly recorded a double-double with eight rebounds. The senior dished out a trio of assists. 
+ Kalaya Hall added 10 points highlighted by a 6-for-6 clip from the free throw line. Hall finished with a career-high seven assists.  
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot a season-high 42.1 percent from the field during Wednesday's victory. The Braves shot 51.8 percent in the second half. 
+ UNCP limited Limestone to just 28.8 percent shooting from the field which marked a season-low for the Saints. Limestone was also held to just eight free throws during Wednesday's contest. 
+ The Black & Gold never trailed during Wednesday's game. UNCP held a lead for nearly 39 minutes. The only time the Braves did not lead was a 4-4 tie at 5:33 in the first quarter. 
+ UNC Pembroke scored 17 points off of 18 turnovers. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action at home on Sunday when they welcome Lenoir-Rhyne to Pembroke. Tipoff is slated for 5 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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