MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Thanksgiving break has come and gone for Brewton-Parker Women's Basketball as the Lady Barons (9-1, 3-0 SSAC) traveled to Montgomery, Alabama to continue their 2023-24 Southern States Athletic Conference campaign on Tuesday night.

Brewton-Parker secured a close one-point victory in a tough matchup against the Eagles (3-8, 0-3 SSAC), utilizing a massive swing in the third quarter to remain unbeaten in SSAC action.

"Tonight was a fun game but a tough one," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "Faulkner is extremely difficult to beat at home. We battled with some early foul trouble, but instead of making excuses, we made plays. I'm super proud of our effort tonight."

How It Happened | First Quarter

Brewton-Parker opened things with a 7-0 run led-off by a three-pointer from Angel McRae, leaving six and half minutes to play. Faulkner responded well with six unanswered points in the next couple of minutes to pull the deficit down to just one point.

Scores from McRae and Tajahnae Wiggins on back-to-back trips down the floor, followed by a pair of free throws from A'Aliyah Clay moved the Lady Barons to a 13-6 advantage with three and a half to play.

Faulkner closed the quarter with six more points, but Keonya Mincey helped BPC with a five-point effort to give the Lady Barons an 18-12 lead after the first 10 minutes.

How It Happened | Second Quarter

After an early score from the Eagles and four points from the Lady Barons, Faulkner went on a two-minute, 9-0 run to secure a 23-22 lead with 6:03 on the clock. It was all Faulkner in the second quarter as the hosts bested Brewton-Parker 32-12 in scoring.

The Eagles shot for 68.8% (11-of-16) from the field while holding the Lady Barons to just 27.8% (5-of-18) from the floor and 0-9 from beyond the arc. Faulkner closed out the quarter holding a 44-30 lead over Brewton-Parker.

How It Happened | Third Quarter

Fortunately for Brewton-Parker, the visitors switched the script and dominated the third quarter for a huge momentum shift in the contest. Five quick points from McRae and Madison Evans cut the deficit to nine points.

After some back-and-forth play early, BPC cut a double-digit deficit down to a two-possession game. With 6:40 on the clock, Evans dropped a trey and followed with a jumper before Cori Keats knocked down a shot from deep to cut the Faulkner lead to 52-48 with 5:13 to play.

Clay cut the deficit to three with a trey at the 3:54 mark and sparked a 13-3 run to give Brewton-Parker a 61-57 advantage with 1:12 on the clock. A trey from Mincey beat out the buzzer to close out the third installment with a 64-59 lead.

Brewton-Parker outscored Faulkner 34-15 in the third quarter and shot for 57.1% (12-of-21) from the floor and 50% (7-of-14) from three with Evans leading with 11 points, followed up by Mincey with eight. Defensively, BPC held Faulkner to just six field goals and zero threes, taking advantage of four turnovers with three steals.

How It Happened | Fourth Quarter

Mincey lit the quarter up early with a jumper and a three-pointer to give BPC a 10-point advantage. Faulkner chipped away at the deficit, pulling the BPC lead down to two with eight unanswered with 5:45 to play.

Scoring became sparse with Evans finding a basket at 5:24. The Lady Barons did not score another until the 3:52 mark from Wiggins for a 73-69 lead. A quick response from Faulkner would follow to cut the lead to two points.

Two minutes would run off the clock until the next deep-range bucket fell at the 1:18 mark from the hosts for a 74-73 Faulkner edge. After a scoreless 60 seconds, Evans found a pair of free throws with six seconds left to help secure a 75-74 win for Brewton-Parker.

Inside The Statistics

• BPC finished the night shooting for 41.2% (28-of-68) from the floor, 31.3% (10-of-32) from three, and 90% (9-of-10) from the charity stripe.
• Mincey dropped a season-best 20 points to lead BPC, scoring four from beyond the arc.
• Evans dropped 15 points and snagged five boards while being followed by 14 points from Wiggins as well as a double-double from McRae with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• BPC led 41-37 off the glass while also leading 17-11 in assists with a game-high of five from Clay.
• The Lady Barons scored 24 points in the paint and 10 from turnovers while the bench produced 22 points.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker continues SSAC play with a matchup at Life (Ga.) on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET in Marietta, Georgia.