AMERICUS, Ga. – Brewton-Parker women's basketball returned to play for one final contest of the 2022 calendar year with an exhibition at NCAA Division II opponent Georgia Southwestern on Friday evening.

The Lady Barons (9-5) battled against a tough Canes (10-1) team that is currently ranked No. 13 according to the latest WBCA DII Polls. BPC, unfortunately, fell to GSW in a 70-60 loss.

"Tonight was the best performance we've had as a program," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "We were on the road at the number 13-ranked team in the nation at the DII level and we had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter."

"We defended well and we played with great effort on both sides of the ball," Edwards added. "Tonight's game was an exhibition, but we will use our effort from today as our foundation for this upcoming semester."

How It Happened | 1st Q

• After an opening bucket from the Canes, Brewton-Parker opened with a three-pointer from A'Aliyah Clay to take an early lead.
• For the next few minutes, both teams traded scoring trips and flipped leads back and forth.
• Georgia Southwestern closed out the final few minutes of play by outscoring the Lady Barons 18-7 to lead 27-15 after the first period.

How It Happened | 2nd Q

• Brewton-Parker outscored GSW 18-12 in the second period with Chardell Jones and Keonya Mincey leading with five points each.
• The Lady Barons battled to pull the game back to just a six-point deficit at the break as the Canes led 39-33 at the half.

How It Happened | 3rd Q

• GSW opened with a layup to open the third quarter, leading by eight points.
• Over the next five minutes, BPC found themselves just three points behind the Canes with Micah Bess four of the Lady Barons' six points in the opening few minutes of the period.
• Both teams finished the period by scoring eight points each with Georgia Southwestern leading by just three points.
• Sy-Marieona Williams connected for two free throws at the end of the period to move the score 50-47.

How It Happened | 4th Q

• Williams opened the fourth quarter with a trey to level the score, 50-50 before Daisha Terry scored a free throw to give the Lady Barons a one-point edge with 8:53 on the clock.
• Both teams traded a score each before GSW jumped to an eight-point advantage with a 13-4 run over a six-minute span.
• Unfortunately, the Lady Barons were unable to recover by scoring just three points in the final two minutes of play.
• The Canes held off BPC and finished with five points to close the game with a 70-60 lead.

Inside The Statistics

• BPC shot for 35% (21-of-60) from the floor, 32.3% (10-of-31) from three, and 47.1% (8-of-17) from the charity stripe.
• A pair of Lady Barons produced double digits with Mincey leading the way with 11 points followed by Williams with 10.
• The Lady Barons were outrebounded 46-42 but were led by Jones with a game-leading 12 boards.
• Madison Evans dished out five assists to lead BPC.

Other Notables

• The Canes led 12-3 in steals.
• BPC gave up 19 turnovers while GSW gave up 13.

Next Up

• The Lady Barons return to play on Jan. 3 at Talladega (Ala.).