Box Score
DAVIDSON, NC -- Junior center Caroline Blair scored a career-high 16 points to lead UNC Greensboro to its fifth-straight win, 78-66, over Davidson in a Southern Conference women's basketball game tonight at Belk Arena. The Spartans shot a season-high 52.6 (30-for-57) percent from the floor to extend UNCG's longest winning streak since the 2001-02 season and in the process, moved into sole possession of third-place in the league standings at the halfway point of conference play.
Blair, a native of Trinity, NC, converted 8-of-11 shots and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds for UNCG (9-7, 6-3 SoCon). Sophomore guard Jasmine Byrd scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, while freshman guard Kristen Boone added 16 points, her third-straight double-digit scoring performance off the bench for the Spartans. Boone also came up with seven steals and dished out five assists.
Emily Callahan led Davidson (9-8, 6-4 SoCon) with 15 points, while Danielle Hemerka and Tia Washington each added 12 points respectively.
Davidson used a 9-0 run over a 50 second span early in the second half to up its lead to 10, 46-36. The run was capped on a pair of free throws by Hemerka with 17:09 to go. UNCG answered right back with a 20-1 spurt to take a 56-47 lead with 7:57 left. In the process, the Wildcats went 10:07 without a field goal. The Spartans continued their offensive on slaught, upping their lead to as many as 15 points, 65-50, with 4:07 remaining.
Both teams shot the ball well in the first half. Davidson knocked down 53.8 (14-of-26) percent of its field goal attempts, while UNCG buried 46.7 (14-of-30) percent of its opportunities. The Spartans led by as many as six, 10-4, on Byrd's second of four 3-pointers in the half at the 17:17 mark. Davidson would take its first lead of the game, 13-12, on a 3-pointer by Danielle Hemerka with 15:10 remaining.
The Wildcats took their largest lead of the half, 28-23, with 5:56 left on a layup by Washington. Davidson would maintain its lead throughout the stanza and went into halftime leading, 37-34.
The Spartans are back in action on Thursday when they visit East Tennessee State for a SoCon matchup at 7 pm in Johnson City, TN. Meanwhile, Davidson visits College of Charleston on Saturday at 2 pm.
AGATE
UNC GREENSBORO 78, DAVIDSON 66
UNC GREENSBORO (9-7, 6-3 SoCon)
BOONE, Kristen 5-12 6-7 16; BYRD, Jasmine 5-14 2-4 16; BLAIR, Caroline 8-11 0-1 16; CURRENT, Ashley 4-4 1-2 9; EATON, Amanda 2-6 2-2 7; LATHAM, KaLeah 1-3 2-2 4; OTAMIRI, Irene 1-2 0-0 2; CHAMBERLAIN, Meghan 1-2 0-0 2; DIXON, Jasmine 1-1 0-0 2; BROOKS, Kemena 1-1 0-0 2; BRITT, Stephanie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-57 13-18 78.
DAVIDSON (9-8, 6-4 SoCon)
CALLAHAN, Emily 5-12 2-4 15; WASHINGTON, Tia 4-6 4-4 12; HEMERKA, Danielle 4-8 3-3 12; HAMILTON, Katie 3-9 0-0 8; MITCHELL, Jessica 3-11 0-0 8; DELK, Katie 2-7 3-3 7; CRAYTON, Janell 1-5 1-2 4; ARAYOMI, Bibiana 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 13-16 66.
UNC Greensboro.......... 34 44 - 78
Davidson...................... 37 29 - 66
Halftime: Davidson 37, UNC Greensboro 34. 3-point goals-UNC Greensboro 5-14 (BYRD, Jasmine 4-8; EATON, Amanda 1-4; BOONE, Kristen 0-2), Davidson 9-22 (CALLAHAN, Emily 3-6; HAMILTON, Katie 2-5; MITCHELL, Jessica 2-6; HEMERKA, Danielle 1-3; CRAYTON, Janell 1-2). Fouled out--UNC Greensboro-None, Davidson-HAMILTON, Katie; HEMERKA, Danielle. Rebounds-UNC Greensboro 37 (BLAIR, Caroline 9), Davidson 30 (HEMERKA, Danielle 8). Assists-UNC Greensboro 18 (BOONE, Kristen 5), Davidson 16 (WASHINGTON, Tia 6). Total fouls-UNC Greensboro 17, Davidson 21. A-412.
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