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77
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP 20-6,14-2 Conference Carolinas
34
Mount Olive MO 7-17,5-11 Conference Carolinas
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
20-6,14-2 Conference Carolinas
77
Final
34
Mount Olive MO
7-17,5-11 Conference Carolinas
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 20 17 23 17 77
Mount Olive MO 9 11 9 5 34

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

Women’s Basketball Blows By Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE – The UNC Pembroke women's basketball team was firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night shooting a season-high 54.5 percent from the field to fuel a 77-34 victory against Mount Olive inside Kornegay Arena. 
 
The victory for the Braves (20-6, 14-2 CC) marked the first win in the last four trips against Mount Olive when playing at Kornegay Arena. The setback for the Trojans (7-17, 5-11 CC) marks the third straight loss and fall to 3-7 when playing at home this season. 









 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 77, Mount Olive 34
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 20-6,14-2 CC, Mount Olive 7-17, 5-11 CC
LOCATION: Mount Olive, N.C. (Kornegay Arena)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
UNC Pembroke took an early 9-0 lead after a triple from Courtney Smith halfway through the quarter. Reagan Hune drained a 3-pointer to cut the Mount Olive deficit back 9-3, but UNCP shot a game-high 63.6 percent from the field and held a 20-9 lead at the end of the quarter.
2ND QUARTER
Kelci Adams extended the UNCP lead, 23-9, with a triple just a minute into the period, but UMO would score the next five points to cut their deficit back to 23-14 with 6:25 remaining in the half. The Braves closed out the half on a 14-6 run to lead 37-20 as the teams headed into the locker rooms.
3RD QUARTER
A 8-0 run from UNC Pembroke to start the half padded the Black & Gold's lead 48-21 with a 3-pointer from Kalaya Hall at the 5:18 mark. Mount Olive scored the next five points to cut its deficit back to 48-26, but the Braves used a 12-0 scoring surge to lead 60-26. Dominique Pacheco canned a 3-pointer at the buzzer as UNCP held a 60-29 advantage heading into the final stanza.
4TH QUARTER
The Black & Gold shot 58.3 percent from the field during the frame and 67-33 lead after a triple from Anastasia Sinclair with 6:45 remaining in regulation. The Braves limited the Trojans to just 13.3-percent shooting during the quarter and took their largest lead of the night, 77-34, after a triple from Courtney Smith with just over a minute left on the clock. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Kelci Adams finished with a game-best and a career-high 23 points highlighted by a 7-for-10 clip from the perimeter. The redshirt junior nearly recorded a double-double with seven rebounds in 28 minutes of action. The seven made 3-pointers matches a school record set by Ginnell Curtis during the 2001-02 season. 
+ Kalaya Hall chipped in 14 points on a 5-for-12 shooting night while dishing out five assists.
+ Zaria Clark added 11 points while Courtney Smith finished with 10 points. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot a season-best 54.5 percent from the field during Wednesday's contest. The Braves also recorded a season-high 11 three-pointers.
+ UNCP limited Mount Olive to a season-low 19.3-percent shooting and a season-low 34 points.
+ The Black & Gold scored 25 points off of 18 UMO turnovers. UNCP also held a 24-6 advantage with points in the paint. 
+ UNC Pembroke did not trail during Wednesday's contest. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will hit the road for the final time of the regular season on Saturday when they travel to Spartanburg, S.C., to face Converse. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. inside the Tom & Tracy Hannah Gym. 
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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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