BRISTOL, Tenn. – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot a game-best 75 percent from the field in the fourth quarter on the way to a 56-45 victory at King on Wednesday afternoon inside the Student Center Complex.
The Braves (7-3, 2-0 CC) have now won their last four contests and improve to 4-1 all-time against King. The Tornado (1-9, 0-2 CC) have lost their last four games and fall to 1-6 when playing on their home court.
| THE BASICS |
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 56, King 45
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 7-3, 2-0 CC, King (1-9, 0-2 CC)
LOCATION: Bristol, Tenn. (Student Center Complex) |
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| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
| UNC Pembroke took a 5-3 lead with a driving layup from Zaria Clark four minutes into the game. Brianna Dunbar scored five straight points to give King an 8-5 advantage with 4:36 left to play in the period. UNCP shot 44.4 percent from the field, while King shot 35.3 percent from the field, but the Tornado held a 19-14 lead going into the second quarter. |
| 2ND QUARTER |
| Five consecutive points from Kelci Adams knotted the score at 22 apiece with a running layup at 7:33 in the period. The Tornado took what would be their largest lead of the afternoon, 28-22, with a jumper from Jhayda McKinney with four minutes left to play in the half. The Braves went on a 6-0 scoring run to knot the score at 28 apiece, but King hit the final shot of the half and held a 31-28 lead as the teams headed into the locker rooms. |
| 3RD QUARTER |
| Brianna Dunbar extended the King lead out to 33-28 with a layup to start the half, but Hannah Russell trimmed the UNCP deficit back to 33-30 with a pair of free throws. Both teams struggled offensively shooting a combined 4-for-26 from the field, but the hosts used a five-point scoring surge to lead 38-34 heading into the final stanza. |
| 4TH QUARTER |
| The Braves went on a 12-0 run the start the quarter to take a 46-38 lead after a jumper in the paint from Zaria Clark with 5:20 remaining in regulation. UNCP limited King to just 1-for-11 shooting from the field and forced them to commit six turnovers during the period, as UNC Pembroke took its largest lead of the night, 56-45, with a pair of free throws from Aniah McManus. |
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
+ Kalaya Hall finished with a game-high 15 points off of a 4-for-10 shooting performance. The senior gabbed a trio of rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals.
+ Zaria Clark added 12 points following a 6-for-11 showing. The Stanley native had four rebounds, one assist and one block.
+ Kelci Adams turned in 11 points and a team-best seven rebounds.
+ Aniah McManus and Lillian Flantos each tallied a trio of steals. McManus finished with five points, while Flantos had four points. |
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| NOTABLES |
+ UNC Pembroke scored 24 points off of 19 King turnovers.
+ Neither team held the lead for more than 10 minutes. UNCP held the lead for 8:11 (20.5%) of Wednesday's contest.
+ King shot 33.3 percent from the perimeter and canned a season-best 10 3-pointers, nine of which were in the first half. However, the Tornado shot 25.0 percent from the field which marked the program's second lowest shooting performance of the season.
+ The Black & Gold finished Wednesday's contest with a season-high 10 steals. |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will be back in action on Saturday when they welcome Young Harris to town for Faith & Communities Night. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Tickets are available at UNCPBraves.com/Tickets. |
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| STAY CONNECTED |
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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. |
