MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Brewton-Parker Women's Basketball continued its weekend in Montgomery, Ala. in a challenging matchup against Midway (Ky.) on Saturday afternoon.
Stunningly, the Lady Barons (5-1) were able to slip away from the Eagles (0-3) in the nick of time, winning a tight one-point victory with 0.3 seconds left on the second day of the Jimmy Faulkner Classic.
"Today was a tough game," Head Coach
Steve Edwards said. "We controlled the game, but we could not close Midway out. They have a good group and they made plays down the stretch."
"We have battled all sorts of adversity over the last week," Edwards added. "Some of our group is battling injuries and sicknesses. Today was a microcosm of all of that. However, we found a way to push through adversity to win and I am proud of our group."
How It Happened | First Quarter
Buckets from
A'Aliyah Clay and
Madison Evans in the opening minute of play gave Brewton-Parker a 4-0 lead before Midway was able to net a response with their first score at the 8:41 mark.
The Lady Barons shifted into gear for the next 54 seconds to go on a 7-0 run highlighted by treys from
Cori Keats and Clay for an 11-2 lead with 7:08 on the clock. Midway answered well with a 15-4 run over the next four minutes to reclaim a 17-15 lead.
The opening quarter closed out with a couple of scores of back-and-forth play as both teams traded shares of the scoreline. BPC would have the final say with a big three-pointer from
Samerria Bryant closing the first 10 minutes with a 22-21 lead.
How It Happened | Second Quarter
The Lady Barons opened the second installment with a deep-range jumper from Keats followed up by a layup from
Tajahnae Wiggins for an early 27-21. Unfortunately, scoring became cold for Brewton-Parker as Midway took six minutes off the clock to go on a 10-2 run.
After a pair of baskets from
Le'la Wright at the 2:20 mark, Brewton-Parker tied the game up at 31-all with a jumper from
Keonya Mincey. Mincey closed out the quarter for BPC with an "and-one" as both teams finished with three points each for a 34-34 ballgame at the break.
How It Happened | Third Quarter
Four points from Evans and a pair from Wiggins produced a 6-2 BPC run out of the half-time break, giving the Lady Barons a 40-36 lead with eight and a half minutes on the clock.
Midway began chipping away at the deficit and eventually claimed a 43-42 lead on a 7-2 run with 6:06 remaining. Brewton-Parker bested Midway 12-9 down the stretch and was led by four points from Evans and four others with a pair of points each, closing the third quarter with a 54-52 lead.
The Lady Barons shot for 38.9% (7-of-18) from the floor and perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe to edge out the Eagles in a 20-18 quarter.
How It Happened | Fourth Quarter
The visitors on the scoreboard utilized a 6-2 run in the first three and a half minutes to secure a 58-56 lead over Brewton-Parker. Over the next three and a half minutes, BPC gathered an 11-4 run of their own which was highlighted by two big deep-range buckets from Mincey.
After capturing a 67-62 lead with 2:58 on the clock, Brewton-Parker struggled to seal up the advantage over the Eagles as they gained a huge shift in momentum. Midway outscored the Lady Barons 5-2 within a minute of play and were behind by just two points with less than 90 seconds to play.
Both teams did a great job of locking each other down late in the game until Midway was able to find space for a sucker punch of a three-pointer with three-tenths of a second left on the clock to go ahead 70-69 over Brewton-Parker. After a timeout from each side, BPC was able to advance the ball for a sideline play with virtually no time left.
However, Coach Edwards set up the perfect inbounds play for Clay to find
Angel McRae wide-open under the basket to get a layup off just in time to beat out the buzzer and secure a thrilling 71-70 win over Midway.
Inside The Statistics
- Brewton-Parker finished the night shooting for 41.5% (27-of-65) from the floor, 26.1% (6-of-23) from three, and 84.6% (11-of-13) from the foul line.
- Evans led the charge with 16 points and seven rebounds while dishing out three assists.
- Mincey netted 13 points followed by Wiggins with 10.
- Clay and Mincey both dished out three assists alongside Evans.
- BPC forced 17 turnovers while gathering six steals.
Next Up
- The Lady Barons will compete against NCAA DII opponent Valdosta State (Ga.) on Monday night in an exhibition contest on the road at 6 p.m. ET.
