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70
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 8-2,3-1 Conference Carolinas
52
Mount Olive MO 1-7,0-4 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
8-2,3-1 Conference Carolinas
70
Final
52
Mount Olive MO
1-7,0-4 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 23 12 19 16 70
Mount Olive MO 8 21 12 11 52

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

Big First Quarter Guides Women’s Basketball By Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team scored 30 points in the paint and 28 points off of turnovers on the way to a 70-52 victory against Mount Olive on Saturday afternoon inside Kornegay Arena. 
 
The Braves (8-2, 3-1 CC) have now won their last three games and improve to 33-5 all-time against Mount Olive. The Trojans (1-7, 0-4 CC) have now lost their last six games and fall to 1-4 when playing at home this season.




 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 70, Mount Olive 52
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 8-2, 3-1 CC; Mount Olive 1-7, 0-4 CC
LOCATION: Mount Olive, N.C. (Kornegay Arena)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Mount Olive took what would be its largest lead of the contest, 5-2, with a triple from Alexis Durham just 1-1/2 minutes into the games, but a three from Stella Mollica sparked UNC Pembroke on a 21-0 run capped off with a fastbreak layup from Kelci Adams with 2:31 remaining in the opening period. The Braves shot 66.7 percent from the floor and held a 23-8 lead heading into the second quarter. 
2ND QUARTER
The Trojans started the period on a 7-0 surge to cut their deficit back to 23-15, but a Malea Garrison layup stopped the run as the Braves held a 25-15 lead with just under seven minutes on the clock. Mount Olive continued to chip away at its deficit, 33-27, with a layup from Keri Cooper at the two-minute mark. The hosts shot 42.1 percent from the floor during the period and used a layup at the buzzer from Keri Cooper to send the teams to the locker rooms with UNCP leading 35-29. 
3RD QUARTER
UMO trailed 35-31 after a 3-pointer from Savannah McAfee to start the half, but Zaria Clark scored the next five points to cushion the UNC Pembroke lead, 40-31 with 7:38 on the clock. Hannah Russell knocked down a jumper followed by a fastbreak layup from Zaria Clark to give the Braves a 49-37 advantage with three minutes left in the quarter. Mount Olive's Amber Nealy canned a triple to work the host's deficit back to 51-41, but Kelci Adams responded with a three ball at the buzzer to give UNCP a 54-41 lead heading into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
The Braves started the period on a 17-2 surge and took their largest lead of the afternoon, 69-45, with a fastbreak jumper from Kelci Adams with three minutes remaining in regulation. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Kelci Adams finished with a game-high 22 points on an 8-for-17 shooting performance. The graduate student became the program's all-time leading 3-point leader with 190 career triples. 
+ Zaria Clark turned in a 13-point showing on a 5-for-11 clip. The senior finished with seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in 34 minutes of action. 
+ Tiana Spann came off of the bench and added nine points and pulled down four rebounds in 13 minutes of work. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot 39.7 percent from the floor and 35 percent from the perimeter. 
+ The Braves held the lead for 92.3 percent (36:55) of Saturday's game. 
+ The Black & Gold scored 28 points from 20 Mount Olive turnovers. UNCP also posted a 30-20 advantage with points in the paint. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will take a step out of conference play on Saturday when they welcome Elizabeth City State to Pembroke. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Admission is free. 
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.
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