Box Score Pembroke, N.C.----Wingate University junior forward
Chantal Dunbar (Norfolk, Va.) tallied a career-high 17 points and grabbed a career-high (tying) 13 rebounds, but UNC Pembroke avenged an earlier loss in a 63-58 NCAA Division II women’s basketball victory Saturday at the English E. Jones Center. The UNCP Braves are 4-2 overall, while the number 22 Bulldogs fall to 4-3 overall.
Dunbar had 10 offensive rebounds for the visiting Bulldogs. Wingate junior guard
Janitsha Williams (Statesville, N.C.) had 15 points, three steals and three rebounds, while senior guard
Sarah Wollett (Raleigh, N.C.) had 12 points, six assists and four rebounds. The remaining Bulldogs shot 16.1 percent from the floor (five-of-31).
UNC Pembroke sophomore post
Kierra Haney (Tabor City, N.C.) had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard
Amelia Partin (Raleigh, N.C.) added 11 points. Partin hit three-of-six shots from three-point range. The Braves bench outscored the Bulldog reserves 19-6.
Wingate led 44-36 when Williams hit a three-point field goal on an assist from freshman forward
Sharee Boyd (Charlotte, N.C.) with 9:23 to go in the second half. Two Dunbar free throws made the score 50-42 Bulldogs with 6:58 remaining. UNC Pembroke went on a 10-2 run to tie the score 52-52 on a lay-up by sophomore forward
Jazmine Kemp (Elizabethtown, N.C.) with 4:36 left.
Bulldog freshman forward
Morgan McGee (Durham, N.C.) hit two free throws on the next trip down the court, giving the visitors their final lead of the evening at 54-52. Jumpers by junior guard
Wayne Mack (Louisville, Ky.) and Partin gave the hosts a 56-54 edge with 3:32 to play. One minute later, a McGee follow tied the score for the eighth and final time at 56.
Wingate was zero-for-six from the floor in the final two minutes. Two free throws by senior guard
Jasmine Hairston (Danville, Va.) gave the Braves the lead for good at 58-56 with 1:28 remaining in regulation. The Bulldogs missed three shots on the next trip down the court. A fast-break hoop by freshman guard
Chandrica Fuller (Durham, N.C.) gave UNCP a 60-56 lead with 39 seconds to go.
Dunbar hit two free throws with 26 seconds to play, cutting the Wingate deficit in half. Fuller hit a lay-up on a feed from Mack five seconds later to push the lead to four. Kemp hit one free throw in the waning moments to account for the final margin.
UNC Pembroke hit 16-of-30 field goals in the second half (53.3 percent). For the game, the Braves made 25-of-54 (46.3 percent). Wingate hit 21-of-67 on the afternoon (31.3 percent). UNCP hit six three-point field goals, while Wingate made four. Wollett had two triples to lead the Bulldogs.
Newspaper Box Score
Wingate vs UNC Pembroke
12/01/12 4 p.m. at Pembroke, N.C.
UNC PEMBROKE WOMEN 63, WINGATE 58
WINGATE (4-3 overall)
Dunbar, Chantal 5-11 7-10 17; Williams, Janitsha 7-15 0-0 15; Wollett, Sarah 4-10 2-2 12; McGee, Morgan 1-5 3-4 5; Thompson, Jakari 2-6 0-0 4; Bonner, Kelli 1-8 0-0 3; Logan, Tish 1-7 0-0 2; Anderson, Jecia 0-1 0-0 0; Boston, Brooklyn 0-1 0-2 0; Boyd, Sharee 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-67 12-18 58.
UNC PEMBROKE (4-2 overall)
Haney, Kierra 5-12 1-2 12; Partin, Amelia 4-9 0-0 11; Fuller, Chandrica 4-6 1-1 9; Hairston, Jasmine 3-5 2-2 8; Gallentine, Taylor 2-3 1-2 6; Kemp, Jazmine 2-6 2-4 6; Mack, Wayne 3-5 0-0 6; Magee, Haley 1-1 0-0 3; Horne, Kamille 1-5 0-0 2; Bolton, Courtney 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 7-11 63.
Wingate....................... 21 37 - 58
UNC Pembroke.................. 21 42 - 63
3-point goals--Wingate 4-19 (Wollett, Sarah 2-6; Bonner, Kelli 1-6; Williams, Janitsha 1-6; Thompson, Jakari 0-1), UNC Pembroke 6-11 (Partin, Amelia 3-6; Gallentine, Taylor 1-1; Haney, Kierra 1-1; Magee, Haley 1-1; Horne, Kamille 0-2). Fouled out--Wingate-McGee, Morgan, UNC Pembroke-Gallentine, Taylor; Haney, Kierra. Rebounds--Wingate 40 (Dunbar, Chantal 13), UNC Pembroke 39 (Haney, Kierra 10). Assists--Wingate 11 (Wollett, Sarah 6), UNC Pembroke 17 (Fuller, Chandrica 5; Kemp, Jazmine 5). Total fouls--Wingate 13, UNC Pembroke 16. Technical fouls--Wingate-None, UNC Pembroke-None. A-398
NCAA D-II women's basketball at the English E. Jones Center
Wingate is the #22 team in the NCAA Division II top 25 poll
