MARIETTA, Ga. – Southern States Athletic Conference action continued for (RV) Brewton-Parker Women's Basketball as they challenged Life (Ga.) on Saturday morning in the SSAC Game of the Week.

The Lady Barons (10-1, 4-0 SSAC) ran past the Running Eagles (7-2, 3-1 SSAC) in a 73-66 win on the road at the "Eagles' Nest" in Marietta, Ga. for the fourth-straight conference win.

"Today was a great test for us," Head Coach Steve Edwards said. "Road games in our league are tough and today we played earlier than normal. We were prepared, but we knew we had a test of our mental toughness."

"Life plays really hard, and their guards are fast," Edwards added. "We found a way to get timely stops and we made big plays down the stretch."

How It Happened | First Quarter

Tajahnae Wiggins and Madison Evans opened the game for Brewton-Parker, taking an early 4-0 lead before the Running Eagles responded with six unanswered points to claim a 6-4 lead with 6:04 on the clock.

The Lady Barons chewed off the next three minutes and captured a 13-6 lead with four different scorers finding the basket. After an "and-one" play and a layup from Life, the Running Eagles cut the deficit down to two with two minutes to play.

Brewton-Parker finished the quarter with a 5-4 advantage to hold an 18-15 lead after the first 10 minutes of play. Evans scored four of the final five for eight points in the first installment.

How It Happened | Second Quarter

Brewton-Parker jumped out to a nine-point advantage to open the second quarter. The Running Eagles responded with two buckets about a minute apart of each other to pull back within a two-possession game with 5:23 to play.

After a layup from Micah Bess, Life utilized back-to-back treys to cut the deficit down to just one point with 3:41 on the clock. After some back-and-forth down the stretch, the Running Eagles came out of the quarter with a 31-30 advantage at the break.

How It Happened | Third Quarter

A three-pointer from A'Aliyah Clay at the 9:11 mark would level the game at 33-33, but the hosts pulled away again with six unanswered. Brewton-Parker would reclaim the lead at the 5:22 mark after four points from Bess and a three from Keonya Mincey to lead 40-39.

The Running Eagles followed up with a 7-0 run over the next two minutes to lead by six. Another trey from Clay at 2:56 moved the Life lead to just three and was the first three points of a 9-2 run that gave BPC a 49-48 lead with 1:05 to play in the quarter.

Life managed to net two layups in the final few seconds of the period to lead 52-49 with 10 minutes of regulation to play. The Running Eagles best the Lady Barons 21-19 in the third installment.

How It Happened | Fourth Quarter

The Lady Barons surged in the opening two minutes with a seven-point swing capped by another three from Clay for a 56-54 lead with 8:08 to play. The Running Eagles scored back-to-back buckets to reclaim a two-point lead but BPC continued to respond.

Layups from Evans and Mincey moved the Lady Barons back into control before another deep shot from Clay gave BPC a 63-60 advantage with 5:40 on the clock. Life produced another four points to recapture control but that was the last moment the hosts were able to lead.

Evans was able to score eight of the last 10 points to help secure a 73-66 victory over the Running Eagles to keep the Lady Barons unbeaten in conference play.

Inside The Statistics

• BPC shot for 43.1% (28-of-65) from the field, 21.4% (6-of-28) from three, and 55% (11-of-20) from the foul line.
• Evans led the way with 22 points while shooting for 8-of-13 from the floor, dishing out five assists and snagging seven boards as well.
• Clay scored 15 points with 12 from beyond the arc, notching five assists as well.
• McRae gathered 11 boards to lead both teams and produced nine points as well as four steals.
• Mincey scored 12 as one of three Lady Barons in double figures.
• Life held a 43-34 rebounding advantage and produced eight more turnovers than Brewton-Parker with a 20-12 turnover margin.

Next Up

• Brewton-Parker is set to host Keiser (Fla.) on Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET in Gillis Gymnasium.