THOMASVILLE, Ga. – Brewton-Parker Women's Basketball traveled to Thomasville, Ga. for a Southern States Athletic Conference road contest at Thomas (Ga.) on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Barons (16-11, 8-9 SSAC) defeated the Night Hawks (3-24, 1-18 SSAC) with a 61-43 win to snap a three-game skid, leaving just one regular season contest to play.
"Road wins are always tough," Head Coach
Steve Edwards said. "We were solid defensively and our leaders were able to close for us tonight. I am proud of our group."
How It Happened | First Quarter
Thomas scored first within 45 seconds before a layup from
Madison Evans and a trey from
A'Aliyah Clay gave Brewton-Parker an early 5-3 lead with 7:12 on the clock. After a go-ahead three-pointer from the Night Hawks, the Lady Barons responded with 9-0 to pull out to a 14-6 lead with 2:47 remaining.
The Night Hawks would score once more before a trey from
Angel McRae and a jumper from Evans shut the quarter down with a 19-8 BPC lead. The Lady Barons finished shooting 8-for-16 from the field and 3-of-6 from three.
How It Happened | Second Quarter
Brewton-Parker would open the first three minutes of the second quarter with a 27-12 lead, producing an 8-4 run. Thomas battled in the second quarter, finishing with a 15-11 stretch of scoring to cut the BPC deficit to 11 at the break.
The quarter's final two and a half minutes was all Thomas as the Night Hawks finished the quarter behind Brewton-Parker 38-27. TU leveled 19-19 with BPC in the quarter.
How It Happened | Third Quarter
After an opening 6-2 run from the hosts, Brewton-Parker followed with a 13-2 run of their own over the next few minutes. The Lady Barons were led by
Keonya Mincey with six points and Evans with four to move to a 53-35 lead. Thomas closed the quarter with a layup at the one-minute mark as BPC led 15-10 in the period.
How It Happened | Fourth Quarter
Scoring was rather sparse in the fourth quarter as the Lady Barons would outscore the Night Hawks 8-6 in the final 10-minute installment. Evans led with a 4-of-6 performance from the foul line to help produce a 61-43 road victory for BPC.
Inside The Statistics
- BPC shot for 35.7% (20-of-56) from the floor, 34.8% (8-of-23) from three, and 61.9% (13-of-21) from the foul line.
- Evans led the game with a double-double, scoring 18 points while also snagging 14 rebounds in the process.
- Mincey was the other Lady Baron in double figures, scoring 13.
- Off the glass, BPC held a narrow 48-47 edge over TU.
- The BPC defense produced three steals on 10 turnovers from the Night Hawks.
Next Up
- Brewton-Parker will wrap up the regular season at Middle Georgia next Saturday at Noon p.m. ET in Cochran, Ga.
