GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team fell in a 58-48 loss to the ETSU Buccaneers in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Saturday inside Bodford Arena.
 
Jeni Levine led all scorers with 20 points, marking her 17^th game this season in double-figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bucs opened the scoring with an 11-0 run to never allow the Spartans to lead in the game. Levine put UNCG on the board with a triple at 5:54, 11-3. ETSU responded with a three-pointer of its own on the other end before UNCG notched a 10-3 run to cut its deficit to four going to the huddle, 17-13.
 
Four-straight points from Kristina Rakotobe tied the contest at 17-17, but ETSU maintained the advantage with an 8-0 run to make it 25-17 at 5:35. Both teams exchanged three points apiece before UNCG tallied seven unanswered points to pull back within one at 1:15, 28-27. ETSU's Daniela Lopez got off the final basket of the first half to grant the Bucs with the three-point lead going to the locker room, 30-27. Of UNCG's 27 points in the first half, 15 were recorded by Levine as she led all scorers at the break.
 
The Bucs turned on the momentum by notching back-to-back triples coming out of the break to take a 36-27 lead at 9:02. A 5-1 Spartan run cut the deficit to five at 6:05, 37-32. However, ETSU responded to outscore UNCG 15-5 for the remainder of the third quarter for the visiting team to hold a 53-27 lead at the break.
 
UNCG found its stride in the early goings of the final stanza by starting out with an 8-2 run to come back within nine, 54-45 at 4:44. Both teams continued to exchange baskets, but ETSU maintained control to walk away with the 58-48 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Levine went 4-for-5 from behind the arc, matching her career-best in three-pointers made.
• Levine, Rakotobe and Ciara Harris all picked up five boards each.
• Levine and Tasia Johnson paced the Spartans with three assists apiece.
• Levine also led UNCG with three steals
• ETSU led the way in points off turnovers (11-8), rebounds (41-35), second change points (14-4), points in the paint (22-12), blocks (2-0) and assists (13-10).
• UNCG bested ETSU in bench points (15-7), fast break points (6-2) and steals (5-4).

RECORDS
UNCG: 12-9, 2-4 SoCon
ETSU: 9-11, 2-3 SoCon

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will host Western Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2:00 p.m. inside Bodford Arena. The contest against the Catamounts will be National Girls and Women in Sports Day and Faith and Family Day.