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Kalaya Hall 031023
Willis Glassgow
40
UNC Pembroke UNCP 22-10,16-4 Conference Carolinas
57
Winner Catawba Cataw 26-5,16-2 SAC
UNC Pembroke UNCP
22-10,16-4 Conference Carolinas
40
Final
57
Catawba Cataw
26-5,16-2 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 15 8 9 8 40
Catawba Cataw 15 17 15 10 57

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

Historic Season Ends For Women’s Basketball In NCAA Tournament

SALISBURY – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team got off to a quick start scoring the first nine points of the contest, but top-seeded and nationally-ranked Catawba shot better than 41 percent from the field on the way to a 57-40 victory over the Braves on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament at Goodman Gym.
 
The setback for the Braves (22-10) snapped a three-game winning streak and capped off the most historic season for the Black & Gold in program history. The Indians (26-5) will play the winner of Lenoir-Rhyne and Clayton State on Saturday in the quarterfinals. 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: #13 Catawba 57, UNC Pembroke 40
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 22-10, Catawba 26-5
LOCATION: Salisbury, N.C. (Goodman Gym)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
UNC Pembroke connected on their first three triples to take an early 9-0 lead. Catawba picked up back-to-back 3-pointers to knot the score at 13 apiece with just under two minutes left in the period, but Kalaya Hall's jumper from the top of the key pushed the UNCP lead out to 15 -13. 
2ND QUARTER
Catawba used a 9-0 run to open the period and take a 24-15 lead after a Lyrik Thorne trey from the corner. A layup from Kelci Adams marked the first basket of the frame for the Black & Gold, who trailed 24-17 with 4:37 left in the half. The Indians put together an 8-0 scoring surge to push their lead out to 32-17, but UNCP scored the final six points of the half and trailed 32-23 as the teams headed into the locker rooms. 
3RD QUARTER
Catawba scored the first two buckets of the half, but a jumper from Lillian Flantos cut the UNCP deficit back to 37-25 with 6:51 on the clock. Both teams suffered from cold shooting, but the Indians picked up a 3-pointer from Jada Porter as time expired to push their lead out to 47-32 heading into the final stanza. 
4TH QUARTER
The Braves whittled their deficit back to 49-36 after scoring the first four points of the quarter. UNCP would be limited to just 14.3-percent shooting from the field and was 0-for-7 from the perimeter, while Catawba shot better than 33 percent from the field to secure the outcome.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Kalaya Hall scored a team-best 15 points highlighted by a 3-for-7 clip from the perimeter. Hall was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe and grabbed three rebounds in 35 minutes of action. 
+ Alcenia Purnell added eight points and was 2-for-2 from the field. 
+ Kelci Adams finished with a team-high seven rebounds.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves are now 17-4 all-time against Catawba.
+ UNC Pembroke shot 26 percent from the field, which marked the worst shooting performance since the season opener against Coker when UNCP shot 22.4 percent from the field. 
+ The Black & Gold shot just eight free throws, but connected on all of those attempts. 
+ The Braves were limited to a season-low four offensive rebounds. 
UP NEXT
Season Complete. 
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