Freshman Melanie Horne looks to pass the ball to set up a scoring play in the Lady Braves’ 58-49 win over USC Aiken. Photo by Joshua Reed The women’s basketball team ended a three-game home stand at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Feb. 14. With a 58-49 score, the Braves defeated the Pacers of the University of South Carolina at Aiken. The triumph marked the Black and Gold’s second victory in its last three contests. The team was also awarded sole possession of the eighth and fi

The UNCP woman’s basketball team returned home to take on the Mountain Lions of Young Harris College, after a debilitating road loss to Augusta, on Feb. 10 during alumni weekend. The Braves remained in contention for the final spot in the Peach Belt Conference playoff seating by allowing a season-low 50 points to the Mountain Lions, which included allowing just 13 points to be scored by the visitors in the second half alone. “I told our girls we couldn’t control how they shot

The UNCP woman’s basketball team ended their two-game losing skid by ending the three-game winning streak of a sizzling hot Flagler Saints team on Jan. 27 at Flagler Gymnasium. It was the Braves, led by stalwart senior Nyla Aleen, that came marching in, poured it on early and never took their foot off the gas pedal. The home court Saints came into this contest riding a three-game winning streak in which their average margin of victory was 13 points, while the Braves had dropp

The UNCP Women’s Basketball team faced off against Augusta University at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Jan. 10 in search of their first win of the new year. In the fourth-quarter, the Braves built up a 16-point lead over the Jaguars before they took to the free throw line for six attempts in the final minute of regulation for a two point win (61-59). After being tied at the end of the first period 12-12, the teams went into halftime tied again at 25-25, but the Black and Gold

On Jan. 6, the UNCP Women’s basketball team took on Georgia College at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. But after a comeback into overtime, the Lady Braves lost 65-66 to the Bobcats. Going into half time the Braves trailed the visiting Bobcats by a narrow three-point margin, but then came out determined to overcome a challenging first half. They started the third period with a 10-0 run to take a seven-point lead and held at least a five-point lead until the fourth quarter. The off

The Lady Braves took on the Lakers of Clayton State University to jostle for one of the final seeds in the Peach Belt Conference tournament at the Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court on Jan. 20. After UNCP trailed by three points at halftime (35-32), the home team started to execute better offensively. The Black and Gold began the fourth quarter with a one-point lead and held that point margin until 37 seconds were left. Unfortunately, CSU’s Takwana Bland pulled up and sank what was u