GREENSBORO, N.C.- The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball fell to the UNCW Seahawks, 45-42, on Wednesday afternoon in Fleming Gym.

HOW IT HAPPENED

•        Isys Grady scored the first two points for the Spartans 1:05 into the game.
•        UNCW took a five-point lead, but Nia Howard laced a three-pointer to cut the lead to two, 7-5.
•     The Seahawks had the one-point lead with less than 10 seconds in the first quarter. UNCW ran the ball down the court to get a last-second shot, but Aja Boyd destroyed that dream with a block as time expired.
•        The Spartans scored 23 seconds into the second quarter with a jumper from Boyd.
•        Jaylynn Brown opened a 7-0 scoring run to grow UNCG’s lead by three. Brown led the run with five points.
•        Brown continued to grow the Spartans lead with a Steph Curry style three-pointer with less than three minutes left in the half, 26-19.
•        The Blue and Gold went into halftime with an eight-point lead, 31-23.
•        Boyd stayed strong with a layup to earn a trip to the charity stripe to cap off a three-point play to increase the lead to 10, 36-26.
•        A jumper by Grady would end an almost 10-minute scoring drought by the Spartans with 5:48 left in the game.
•        A late three-pointer would give UNCW a one-point lead, 39-38, with under five minutes to go.
•        UNCG would fall to UNCW, 45-42.

 
BY THE NUMBERS

•        Brown led with 14 points. Grady followed with 10.
•        Cain led with nine rebounds and three blocks. Boyd also had a block and eight rebounds.
•        Jordan Releford and Jailah Clark-Jones led with two steals.
•        Cain, Releford, and Brown dished out two assists.

 
UPCOMING
UNCG will close out the 2021 year with a home game against Davis & Elkins College on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.