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56
Virginia Union VU 4-3,0-0 CIAA
72
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 7-2,2-1 Conference Carolinas
Virginia Union VU
4-3,0-0 CIAA
56
Final
72
UNC Pembroke UNCP
7-2,2-1 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Virginia Union VU 11 20 16 9 56
UNC Pembroke UNCP 20 17 14 21 72

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

Women’s Basketball Shines, Knocks Off Virginia Union

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team shot 44.4 percent from the floor and scored 38 points in the paint on the way to a 72-56 victory against Virginia Union on Tuesday evening at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.
 
The Braves (7-2) have now won their last two contests and improve to 3-0 when playing in Pembroke this season. The setback for the Panthers (4-3) snapped a two-game winning streak and have now lost their last two road contests.  



 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 72, Virginia Union 56
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 7-2; Virginia Union 4-3
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Virginia Union took what would be its largest lead of the night, 7-4 lead with a jumper from Bruni Martinez, but Tiana Spann sparked UNC Pembroke on a 12-0 run to give the hosts a 16-7 after a free throw from Zaria Clark with two minutes remaining in the opening quarter. The Panthers scored the next four points, but UNCP answered with layups from Anastasia Sinclair and Tiana Spann to hold a 20-11 lead after the first period. 
2ND QUARTER
VUU opened the quarter on a 7-0 surge to cut its deficit back to 20-17 with 6:22 on the clock, but a layup from Anastasia Sinclair and a jumper from Stella Mollica pushed the UNCP lead out to 24-17 with four minutes remaining in the half. The hosts shot 53.8 percent from the floor and outscored Virginia Union 17-14 over the next four minutes to send the teams to the locker rooms with UNCP leading 37-31. 
3RD QUARTER
Virginia Union chipped its deficit back to 37-35 with a Taniyah Greene layup just three minutes into the period. A Stella Mollica fastbreak layup cushioned the UNC Pembroke lead, 43-37, at the 4:45 mark, but the Panthers continued to chip away at their deficit and used a 9-4 run to trail just 47-46 with 1:34 on the clock. Anastasia Sinclair scored the final four points for UNCP including a layup at the buzzer to give the Braves a 51-47 advantage heading into the final stanza. 
4TH QUARTER
The Panthers cut their deficit back to 57-53 following a running layup from Rori Cox with 6:31 remaining in regulation, but a triple from Zaria Clark started a 13-0 UNC Pembroke run to give the Braves their largest lead of the night, 70-53, with a 3-pointer from Kelci Adams with 1:36 on the clock. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Anastasia Sinclair scored a career and game-high 24 points on a 9-for-15 shooting night. The sophomore pulled down six rebounds in 39 minutes of work. 
+ Zaria Clark tallied a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Clark finished the night 6-for-9 from the field and added four assists and one block in 39 minutes of action. 
+ Kelci Adams flirted with a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. The Fort Mill, S.C., native had a pair of steals as well. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot 44.4 percent from the floor during Tuesday's victory, and shot better than 50 percent from the field during the second and fourth quarter. 
+ The Braves posted a 46-30 advantage in rebounds. UNCP scored 17 second chance points from 19 offensive rebounds. 
+ The Black & Gold picked up 17 points in transition. 
+ UNCP registered 17 assists on the 28 made baskets. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action on Saturday when they travel to take on Mount Olive. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. inside Kornegay Arena. 
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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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