MOUNT VERNON, Ga. – Lady Barons Basketball continued play on Saturday with a non-conference matchup against Point (Ga.) in Gillis Gymnasium.

The Lady Barons (12-5) downed the Skyhawks (10-5) in convincing fashion in a 77-59 victory at home.

"We beat a really good team today," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "They are well coached, and they played hard. Defensively, we have been playing well and we have grown so much on that side of the floor."

"We are still learning how to play together on the offensive side of the ball because of a few additions we had at the break," Edwards mentioned. "We are getting better each day and we look forward to prepping for next Saturday's game at Life after a couple of days of rest."

How It Happened | 1st Q

• The Lady Barons found themselves up 5-2 early with A'Aliyah Clay producing BPC's first five points of the game.
• Point followed with six unanswered points to lead by three with 6:24 remaining.
• After a brief switch of the lead, the Skyhawks built a 15-9 lead with a 7-0 run leaving just over two minutes in the quarter.
• Brewton-Parker closed out the quarter with a 10-2 run led by Sy-Marieona Williams' eight points to capture a 19-17 lead.

How It Happened | 2nd Q

• Point managed to level the score in the opening moments of the second quarter with two points from the charity stripe, but Clay boosted the Lady Barons back in control with two-straight treys for a 25-19 lead.
• Clay's six points from beyond the arc sparked a 23-5 run for Brewton-Parker as BPC wrapped up the half with a 42-24 lead.
• Madison Evans and Williams both notched six points each, with Evans shooting 3-of-4 from the field while Williams shot 2-of-5 from three-point range.
• Defensively, BPC forced six turnovers in the quarter with Evans snagging three of the team's four steals.

How It Happened | 3rd Q

• The Skyhawks hit the Lady Barons hard to open the third quarter with a 7-0 run in the first two minutes.
• Daisha Terry lit up with BPC's first 11 points of the quarter, shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.
• Point finished out the last three minutes of the quarter by outscoring Brewton-Parker 10-5, closing the deficit down to 58-48.

How It Happened | 4th Q

• After a score from the foul line, Point was back into a double-digit deficit with a trey from Terry just a few seconds into the final quarter of regulation.
• The Skyhawks were back into a single-figure deficit with back-to-back jumpers down 61-53 with 8:45 left to play.
• For the next six minutes, BPC went on to outscore Point 14-2 to lead by 20 points with just over two minutes remaining.
• The Lady Barons finished the game strong, besting the Skyhawks 19-11 in the quarter to close out the game with a 77-59 lead.

Inside The Statistics

• BPC shot for 40% (26-of-65) from the floor, 38.7% (12-of-31) from three, and 72.2% (12-of-18) from the charity stripe.
• Four Lady Barons notched double-digit points as Williams led the way with 19 points followed by Terry with 18, Clay with 11, and Evans with 10.
• As a team, BPC dished out 15 assists led by Clay with five.

Other Notables

• Brewton-Parker took advantage of Point's 12 turnovers, scoring 25 points from the Skyhawks' miscues.
• This is the fifth game this season that the Lady Barons' defense held their opponents to 59 points or less.
• Williams leads Brewton-Parker's scoring efforts this season with 198 points scored and producing an average of 14.1 points per game across 14 contests.

Next Up

• The Lady Barons will return to the court a week from today with a road SSAC contest at Life (Ga.) on Jan. 14 at Noon ET in Marietta, Georgia.