TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Saturday's contest at Stillman (Ala.) proved to be a tough challenge for Brewton-Parker women's basketball as the Lady Barons (17-5, 9-4 SSAC) managed to slip away from the Tigers (12-9, 4-7 SSAC) in a tight 60-58 battle on the road.

"We were in a dog fight today," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "Stillman plays extremely hard, and they are tough defensively. Our toughness was tested today, and we found a way to get it done in a hostile environment."

"Playing Stillman at their place is always a tough challenge, but we always enjoy the competition," Edwards added.

How It Happened | 1st Q

• Angel McRae produced the Lady Barons' first two scores, giving BPC a 4-2 lead nearly three minutes into the opening quarter.
• Sy-Marieona Williams connected for four free throws and a trey to give Brewton-Parker an 11-5 lead with 3:30 left on the clock.
• After a pair of Stillman buckets from the foul line, the Lady Barons closed out the quarter with two free throws from McRae and a deep ball from Williams to lead 16-7.
• Williams led the offensive efforts with 10 points followed by McRae's six points.

How It Happened | 2nd Q

• Brewton-Parker jumped out to a double-figure lead early in the second period with two free throws from Samerria Bryant.
• The Tigers responded with a four-minute, 7-2 run to pull their deficit down to just six points with just under five minutes to play in the half.
• Williams knocked down yet another trey at the 4:03 mark to give BPC a 23-14 lead, but the hosts answered with a deep ball of their own just moments later for the first three points of a 9-0 run that leveled the score at 23-23 with 1:25 on the board.
• However, Williams banged in a three-pointer with a minute to play to give the Lady Barons a 26-23 lead at the break.

How It Happened | 3rd Q

• Layups from McRae and Madison Evans opened the second half, giving BPC a 30-23 advantage early.
• Stillman responded with seven unanswered points to equalize the game at the 5:41 mark before doing the same at the 4:27 mark with a 32-32 scoreline.
• After a layup from Evans, the Tigers captured a 36-34 lead leaving just under three minutes to play in the quarter.
• Two big free throws from Keyanna Tolbert started an 8-0 run for BPC with Micah Bess knocking down back-to-back treys to give BPC a 42-36 lead with 90 seconds remaining.
• Stillman managed to sneak in a three-pointer in the final moments to move behind BPC by just three points with one final quarter of regulation to play.

How It Happened | 4th Q

• It was all Williams early to open the fourth quarter, scoring six points to give Brewton-Parker a 46-39 lead with 7:41 left in the game.
• The Tigers were able to get four points back from the charity stripe, but an and-one from McRae gave the Lady Barons an eight-point edge with just under six minutes to play.
• The hosts were able to outscore BPC 15-9 down the stretch but were unable to surpass the Lady Barons with Williams notching all the final nine points for Brewton-Parker.
• Williams lit the floor up with 15 points in the fourth quarter to help give the visitors enough of an edge to slip away with the win on the road.

Inside The Statistics

• As a team, Brewton-Parker shot for 34% (17-of-50) from the floor, 30.4% (7-of-23) from three, and 73.1% (19-of-26) from the charity stripe.
• Williams led the way with a season-high 28-point performance followed by McRae with 11 points.
• Both Bess and McRae led the rebounding efforts with nine each.
• SC narrowly edged out BPC 39-38 in rebounds.

Other Notables

• Brewton-Parker moves to an eight-game winning streak with the win on Saturday.

Next Up

• The Lady Barons return home for a contest against Talladega (Ala.) on Tuesday night.