| Late Rally Lifts Pride Over Peace,
66-60
Newport News, Va. -- Top-seeded
Greensboro College (20-6) trailed by as many as seven in the second half
but came back to defeat fourth seeded Peace, 66-60 in the semifinals of
the USA South Women's Basketball Conference Tournament Friday evening.
Kim Enoch
paced Greensboro with a game-highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds and added.
Christina Daniels finished with 14 points and Sirlena Moore
contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Peace lead 53-46 with 7:36 left in
the second half, but the Pride went on a 9-0 run to take the lead 55-53
with 2:53 left and never looked back.
The Pacers also lead by seven at
halftime, 34-27. Peace shot 14-of-34 (41%) from the field, 4-of-12 (33%)
on three's and 2-of-5 from the free throw line. Greensboro was just 11-of-34
(32%) from the floor, 1-of-9 (11%) on three's and 4-of-4 from the charity
stripe.
"We turned up our intensity late
in the game when we had to and that seems to be our calling card," said
Pride Head Coach Jason Tuggle. "In close games our players step
and make plays, and that was the case today."
In the second half, GC out scored
the Pacers 39-26. Greensboro was just 13-of-35 (37%) from the floor, 3-of-13
(23%) on three's but finished the half 10-of-14 (71%) from the free throw
line. GC held Peace to just 10-of-33 (30%) shooting from the field, 1-of-8
(13%) on three's and just 5-of-11 (46%) from charity stripe.
For the game, Peace shot 24-of-67
(36%) from the field, 5-of-20 (25%) on three's, and 7-of-16 (44%) from
the free throw line. GC finished 24-of-69 (35%) from the floor, 4-of-22
(18%) on three's and 14-of-18 (78%) from free throw line.
Peace (15-11) was lead by Tia Saunders'
20 points and 13 rebounds.
GC, which won its fifth straight
game, will play in the championship game of the USA South Conference Tournament
Saturday at 3 pm against the winner of the Ferrum/Methodist game.
The Pride's 20 wins match a program
best set by the 1987-88 team.
Newspaper Box Score
Peace College vs Greensboro College
2/25/05 5:30 pm at Freeman Center,
Newport News, VA
At Freeman Center, Newport News,
VA
GREENSBORO COLLEGE 66, PEACE COLLEGE
60
PEACE COLLEGE (15-11)
SAUNDERS, Tia 8-22 4-7 20; LANE,
Gina 5-9 1-2 16; SUTTON, Akeecia 4-8 1-2 9; CARTWRIGHT, Lindy 3-6 1-3 7;
WILLIAMS, Brandi 1-7 0-0 2; SIMONSON, Michelle 1-3 0-1 2; BRANDON, Jodi
1-3 0-0 2; WATSON, E.B. 1-6 0-0 2; COWARD, Marquida 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 24-67
7-16 60.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE (20-6)
ENOCH, Kim 8-13 5-6 21; DANIELS,
Christina 6-16 0-0 14; MOORE, Sirlena 6-13 2-4 14; BROWN, DaVenna 2-9 4-4
8; CLARK, Ruthanne 1-12 1-2 4; RAHENKAMP, Michelle 1-3 0-0 3; BLACKMON,
Alison 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-69 14-18 66.
Peace College...................
34 26 - 60
Greensboro College............
27 39 - 66
3-point goals-Peace College 5-20
(LANE, Gina 5-9; SUTTON, Akeecia 0-1; WILLIAMS, Brandi 0-3; SIMONSON, Michelle
0-2; BRANDON, Jodi 0-1; WATSON, E.B. 0-4), Greensboro College 4-22 (DANIELS,
Christina 2-9; RAHENKAMP, Michelle 1-3; CLARK, Ruthanne 1-6; BLACKMON,
Alison 0-2; BROWN, DaVenna 0-1; MOORE, Sirlena 0-1). Fouled out--Peace
College-None, Greensboro
College-None. Rebounds-Peace College
49 (SAUNDERS, Tia 13), Greensboro College 48 (ENOCH, Kim 16). Assists-Peace
College 11 (SUTTON, Akeecia 5), Greensboro College 11 (BROWN, DaVenna 5).
Total fouls-Peace College 17, Greensboro College 16. A-164. Greensboro
advances to the championship game of the USA South Tournament.
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