WEST POINT, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Women's Basketball continued Southern States Athletic Conference play on the road at Point (Ga.) on Wednesday night.
The (RV) Lady Barons (12-5, 4-3 SSAC) fell short to the Skyhawks (9-5, 5-2 SSAC) despite a tough late-game effort that overlapped into overtime play in an 84-77 defeat in West Point, Georgia.
"I'm proud of our girls," said Head Coach
Steve Edwards. "We fought and had a few opportunities to win but didn't do enough to secure a win on the road."
"We have to find a way to get it done, and I believe we will," Edwards mentioned. "It is on me to figure that out. We will get back to work and prepare for Saturday."
How It Happened | First Quarter
After an opening bucket from Point,
Le'la Wright and the Lady Barons leveled the score at the 9:10 mark for the first BPC score of the game. Nearly two minutes later, the Skyhawks held a 5-3 advantage.
Madison Evans produced three points from the charity stripe in the following three minutes of action to reclaim the lead for the Lady Barons with a 6-5 edge, leaving 4:15 on the clock. Point responded well in the final few minutes with a 13-4 run to close out the quarter with an 18-10 lead.
How It Happened | Second Quarter
Evans netted an early score to cut the BPC deficit to two possessions as part of a 6-2 stretch from the Lady Barons to move the Point lead to 20-16 with 8:37 remaining. BPC battled to get the deficit down to five points at the 6:53 mark with a trey from
Keonya Mincey, yet the Skyhawks continued to take the next few minutes to hold a two-score advantage or better before advancing to a 34-23 lead with 3:05.
A layup from Evans and another three points coming from Mincey pulled the deficit back down to six points with less than 90 seconds left. Point closed the half with back-to-back threes for a 6-2 run, leading 40-30 at the break.
How It Happened | Third Quarter
Tajahnae Wiggins took matters into her hands to open the third quarter with an "and-one" play at 9:07 and followed up with a layup at the 7:22 mark to cut the BPC deficit to 40-35. After a quick score from point followed by a response from Wright at 6:03, the Skyhawks went on a run.
Point returned to a double-figure edge, scoring six unanswered in the paint to lead 48-37 after taking nearly two minutes off the clock doing so. A three-pointer from
A'Aliyah Clay and a layup from Wiggins pulled the Lady Barons back to a six-point deficit.
BPC narrowly edged out the Skyhawks in the final two minutes with a 4-3 stretch led solely by Clay to move the host's advantage to 51-46. Brewton-Parker outscored Point 16-11 in the third, fighting their way back into the game.
How It Happened | Fourth Quarter
The Lady Barons opened the fourth quarter with a strong momentum-shifting 9-0 run to claim a 55-51 lead with 6:32 left to play in regulation. The Skyhawks had yet another solid response, scoring five points to reclaim a 56-55 lead.
Both teams traded blows and kept the score under a two-possession lead with the Skyhawks shifting to a five-point, 66-61 lead with 2:20 on the clock. A clutch trey from Mincey and an "and-one" from Evans flipped the score in favor of BPC with a 67-66 lead before Point knocked down a late-game free throw to force overtime.
How It Happened | Overtime
After besting the Skyhawks 21-16 in the fourth, the Lady Barons fell short 17-10 in the overtime period. BPC fell into a nine-point hole with nearly four minutes of the clock chewed and struggled to come out. Points held tough down the stretch to secure an 84-77 victory.
Inside The Statistics
- BPC finished shooting for 35.4% (29-of-82) from the field, 21.2% (7-of-33) from three, and 66.7% (12-of-18) from the foul line.
- Mincey netted a game-leading and season-high 26 points with four assists as well.
- Evans scored 19 points, grabbed seven boards, dished out five assists, and snagged three steals.
- Clay finished with 12 points and five steals.
- Point dominated the glass, 67-35.
- The BPC defense gathered 13 steals on 22 Skyhawk turnovers.
Next Up
- Brewton-Parker returns to Gillis Gym vs Thomas (Ga.) at Noon ET on Saturday.