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Bre'Asia Washington 120625
49
UNC Pembroke UNCP-W 1-6
52
Winner Virginia Union VUU-WBB 5-1
UNC Pembroke UNCP-W
1-6
49
Final
52
Virginia Union VUU-WBB
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP-W 11 13 10 15 49
Virginia Union VUU-WBB 15 11 17 9 52

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

Virginia Union Defeats Women's Basketball

RICHMOND, Va. – Virignia Union scored 15 points from 18 UNC Pembroke women's basketball turnovers and held the lead for 85.3 percent of the contest on the way to a 52-49 victory against the Braves on Saturday afternoon inside Barco-Stevens Hall. 

The Braves (1-6) have now lost their last three contests and fall to 0-3 when playing on the road this season. The Panthers (5-1) have now won their last five games and remain perfect when playing at home. 



 
THE BASICS
SCORE: Virginia Union 52, UNC Pembroke 49
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-6; Virginia Union 5-1
LOCATION: Richmond, Va. (Barco-Stevens Hall)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
The first quarter started with Virginia Union taking an early 4-0 lead with buckets from Bruni Martinez and De'Aisjah Somerville at the 7:18 mark. The Braves responded with a layup by Keziyah Sanders, narrowing the gap to 4-2 moments later. Virginia Union maintained its advantage, highlighted by a jumper from De'Aisjah Somerville at 3:16, extending the lead to 10-6. A late three-pointer by Brianna Johnson increased Virginia Union's lead to 15-10 with 32 seconds remaining. Shaymiah Bailey's free throw at the buzzer closed the first quarter, with the Braves trailing 15-11.
2ND QUARTER
Bre'Asia Washington opened the second quarter with a jumper, trimming the UNCP deficit back to 15-13. Virginia Union pushed its lead out to 17-13 with a basket from Somerville, but Bre'Asia Washington responded with and old fashioned three-point play and a layup from Grace Ikenegbu putting UNCP ahead 18-17 with 6:11 on the clock.  However, Virginia Union's Maya Robinson tied the game with a jumper at 3:20, and then hit another at 1:14 to extend their lead out to 26-22. Anastasia Sinclair's free throws with 10 seconds left cut the UNCP deficit to two points, concluding the quarter with the Braves trailing 26-24.
3RD QUARTER
Shaymiah Bailey tied the score at 26 with a layup just a minute into the half, but Virginia Union went on a 13-0 run to push its lead out to 39-26 at the 5:29 mark. Shaymiah Bailey scored six-straight points and a free throw from Anastasia Sinclair cut the UNCP deficit back to 39-33, but the Panthers held a 43-34 heading into the final period. 
4TH QUARTER
Bre'Asia Washington and Tiana Spann combined to go on a 10-0 run to give UNCP a 44-43 advantage with 5:47 remaining in regulation. The Braves would take a 48-45 lead following a layup from Tiana Spann with 3:50 on the clock, but Virginia Union outscored UNC Pembroke 7-1 in the final minutes to secure the outcome. 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Bre'Asia Washington finished with a game-high 17 points on a 6-for-11 shooting performance. The newcomer posted her first double-double with 10 rebounds as well. 
+ Shaymiah Bailey registered a career-high 15 points highlighted by a 9-for-13 showing from the free throw line. Bailey grabbed five rebounds, had one assist and one steal in 27 minutes.
+ Anastasia Sinclair added seven points, two rebounds one assist and one steal in 36 minutes of play. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke shot 34.8 percent from the floor while Virginia Union finished the game shooting 39.6 percent from the field.
+ The Black & Gold went 17-of-22 from the free throw line. Viriginia Union was just 6-for-14 from the charity stripe.
+ UNCP was 0-for-15 from the 3-point line. 
+ VUU scored 15 points from 18 UNC Pembroke turnovers. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will be back in action on Sunday in an exhibition against Division I Longwood. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. inside the Joan Perry Brock Center. 
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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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