CULLOWHEE, N.C.- The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team had a stellar defensive performance in its 64-29 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday afternoon.
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The 29 points by the Catamounts was the fewest the Spartans have allowed in a game as well as the fewest the Catamounts have scored in a game. Â
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The last time the Spartans didn't allow an opponent to score over 30 points was on Nov. 27, 2016 in an 83-26 win over Greensboro College.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Isys Grady opened the scoring for both teams with a fast-break layup.
- CeCe Crudup and Nia Howard grew the Spartans lead to six with three-pointers.
- UNCG continued to grow their lead to 15 in the second period with points from Isys Grady and Khalis Cain.
- Western Carolina cut the lead to 11, but Jordan Releford's layup grew the lead to 13 to go into the half.
- The Spartan's lead grew to as high as 27 points in the third quarter with points from Crudup, Boyd, Nitzan Amar, Grady, and Howard.
- Aja Boyd led in the third quarter with four points.
- UNCG had no signs of slowing down leading into the final 10 minutes.
- Boyd opened a 6-0 scoring run for the Blue and Gold to start the fourth quarter.
- The Spartan's defense held the Catamounts to only seven points in the final quarter.
- Excellanxt Greer and Jayla Johnson scored the final six points of the game to make it a 64-29 win for the Spartans.
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BY THE NUMBERS
- Grady recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Crudup set a season-high 12 points.
- 11 Spartans scored at least two points in the game.
- The 29 points from the Catamounts are the fewest points UNCG has allowed in a game this season.
- The Spartans held the Catamounts to single-digit points in three of the four quarters.
- UNCG forced 20 turnovers.
- The Spartans had the same number of defensive rebounds as the Catamounts did points.
UPCOMING
UNCG will return home and welcome Wofford and Furman next Thursday and Saturday for their first matchups of the season.
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