BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Brewton-Parker women's basketball returned to the court on Tuesday night with a non-conference matchup at Coastal Georgia in Brunswick.
The Lady Barons (8-2) earned a sweep over the Mariners (1-8) for the season, winning 88-77 on the road.
"It's always tough winning on the road against a rival," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "We are thin due to injuries and we were in foul trouble early in tonight's game. However, there were some players that really stepped up for us."
"We made plays down the stretch, and we stayed connected when Coastal went on runs," Edwards added. "We showed some fight in a tough environment and I'm proud of our team for that. We are growing and getting better each day."
How It Happened | 1st Q
- The Mariners opened the game with a 4-0 lead in the first few minutes of play.
- Back-to-back threes from Sy-Marieona Williams and Keonya Mincey gave the Lady Barons the first lead of the game with 6:47 left in the period.
- After some back-and-forth action, a layup from Williams leveled the score 12-12 with 5:25 on the clock.
- Coastal Georgia went on an 8-0 run over the span of about three minutes to lead 20-12.
- Brewton-Parker wrapped up the quarter by outscoring the Mariners 7-2 in the final minutes to pull their deficit back to just three points, 22-19.
How It Happened | 2nd Q
- The Lady Barons flipped the script in the second period, surging late in the period to reclaim the lead.
- After falling to an eight-point deficit with 7:26 remaining, BPC began chipping away at the Mariners' lead.
- Brewton-Parker went on a 12-2 run to reclaim the lead, 35-33 with 3:30 remaining.
- The Mariners did not back down, leveling the score at 35-35 and 37-37 before the Lady Barons closed out the period with five points and a 42-37 lead at the break.
How It Happened | 3rd Q
- Brewton-Parker continued to hold the advantage over Coastal Georgia after the halftime break, opening the period with an 8-0 run to lead 48-40 with 7:32 remaining.
- The Mariners responded with five points to pull back within a one-possession score with 6:36 on the board.
- The Lady Barons slowly built up to an eight-point edge over the Mariners which was capped by a bucket from Keyanna Tolbert at the 3:40 mark.
- BPC finished the period with an 8-0 run, highlighted by two-straight treys from Cisley Copper to give the Lady Barons a commanding 65-51 lead.
- The Mariners answered with one final layup in the final few moments to move their deficit to 12 points behind the Lady Barons with one quarter left to play.
How It Happened | 4th Q
- A layup from Copper opened the scoring in the fourth period, giving BPC a 14-point lead.
- Coastal Georgia answered with five points to pull the deficit under double figures in the first minute of play.
- The Mariners began to find successful scoring trips, chipping away at the Lady Barons' advantage.
- CCGA outscored BPC 13-5 in the span of about five minutes to pull the deficit down to just three points to move the score to 76-73 with 3:58 remaining in the game.
- Madison Evans responded with a pair of buckets to pull BPC away by seven points just a few moments later.
- Down the final stretch, Brewton-Parker outscored Coastal Georgia 8-4 with all eight points coming from the foul line to secure the win, 88-77.
- Evans came alive in the fourth period, scoring 18 points for the Lady Barons. She shot 5-for-5 from the field and 8-for-11 from the charity stripe.
Inside The Statistics
- BPC shot for almost 52% percent from the field, 50% from three, and nearly 61% from the foul line.
- Evans led the scoring efforts with 19 points while securing six rebounds as well as being one of five Lady Barons in double figures.
- Williams netted 16 points, Tolbert gathered 14, Mincey scored 13, and Copper produced 10.
- Tolbert also led the rebounding efforts with eight boards, just two rebounds shy of a double-double effort.
Other Notables
- The Mariners commanded the glass, outrebounding the Lady Barons 40-29 on the night.
- Brewton-Parker led the turnover battle by giving up just nine turnovers while Coastal Georgia gave up 22.
- Brewton-Parker picks up the season sweep over the Mariners with back-to-back wins.
Next Up
- The Lady Barons return to conference play with a road contest at Faulkner (ala.) on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET.