UNCG's Jaylynn Brown
UNCG Athletics
UNCG's Jaylynn Brown

Women's Basketball

UNCG defeats UMES 66-56 on Saturday

Spartans move to 4-6

PRINCESS ANNE, MD. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s basketball team bounced back and secured a 66-56 victory over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday afternoon at Hytche Center.
 
The Spartans broke out a new set of uniforms, all navy with gold accents, to face the Hawks for just the fourth time in program history.
  
How It Happened
  • Freshman Nasia Powell gave UNCG a 3-0 lead with a basket from behind the arc, the first three-pointer of the game.
  • The Shore cut the deficit to two, 14-12, at the end of the first quarter with their second three-point bucket of the game.
  • A 13-7 run at the beginning of the second quarter extended the Spartans’ lead to eight, 27-19.
  • With a 60-percent (6-for-10) three-point percentage, the Spartans were up eight, 34-26, heading into the locker room.
  • Both senior Jaylynn Brown and (3-for-3) and Powell (2-for-2) were perfect from downtown.
  • The Hawks saw their first lead of the game with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter, 40-38, after putting up 12-straight points.
  • UNCG responded quickly to take the lead back scoring eight-straight points, 46-40, including five free throws.
  • The Shore took a one-point lead in the fourth quarter, 49-48, but sophomore Khalis Cain gave the Spartans the advantage with a nice and-one play in which she was fouled after scoring on a jumper, 51-49.
  • Freshman Nitzan Amar added her own and-one fast-break series extending UNCG’s lead to seven, 56-49, with 6:18 remaining.
  • The Spartans were up 12 points three times in the fourth quarter for their largest lead of the game.
 
Records
UNCG                                        4-6, 0-0 SoCon
Maryland Eastern Shore            4-6, 0-0 MEAC

 By the Numbers
  • Brown reached double-digit points for the third time this season, leading the Spartans with 18 points.
  • Freshman Isys Grady was second on the team with eight points.
  • Three Spartans had seven points, including graduate student Aja Boyd, Amar, and sophomore Jordan Releford.
  • Releford registered a career-high seven points and matched a career-high three rebounds.
  • Amar matched her career-high in points, white Howard matched her career-high in boards.
  • Boyd and junior Amber Redmond totaled seven rebounds each.
  • The Shore had Amanda Carney lead the game with 19 points, while Mahogany Lester chipped in 12 points.
  • The Spartans outrebounded the Hawks 41-35.
  • UNCG held the advantage in field goal percentage (40 percent – 37.9), three-point percentage (38.9 percent – 31.8), and free throw percentage (61.3 percent – 38.5).
  • UNCG continues to lead the series 3-1.
 
Up Next
UNCG comes back home to Fleming Gymnasium hosting its second of three CAA opponents in Elon University on Wednesday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m.