FAMU rallies past UNC-Greensboro
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The FAMU Women’s Basketball team rode a 41-point second half surge to slither past UNC Greensboro, 70-64 in the second round of the Miami Post Christmas Invitational Monday afternoon.
Junior Olivia Antilla added 13 points, three rebounds and three assists, while freshman Brooksie McGraw finished with 10 points and seven rebounds, helping FAMU end a three-game losing skid.
FAMU winds up their holiday road trip Friday and Sunday in Georgia, facing Kennesaw State at 7 p.m. Friday, and Mercer in Macon on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Lady Pirates suffocate Bowling Green in win
MIAMI, Fla. – The opening 20 minutes of Monday night’s game against Bowling Green in the FIU Sun & Fun Classic was typical Hampton University women’s basketball, as the Lady Pirates held Bowling Green to just three first-half field goals en route to a 64-53 win.
The Lady Pirates (4-8) snapped a three-game losing streak and will face Auburn on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the tournament championship game at FIU Arena.
Sophomore guard Malia Tate-DeFreitas led the Lady Pirates with 26 points, registering her eighth 20-point effort of the season on 11-for-21 shooting and a 4-for-11 effort from behind the arc. Senior guard Kyani White added a season-high 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting.
White also had a team-high six assists, while senior guard Kenia Cole added five assists.
Junior guard Ryan Jordan grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
The Falcons (7-3) shot just 34.9 percent (15-for-43) from the floor.
Deborah Hoekstra led Bowling Green with 13 points.
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Proctor paces Stony Brook past Norfolk State
STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Sabre Proctor notched game highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds as host Stony Brook sent Norfolk State to its fourth straight loss, 52-46, on the second and final day of the Seawolves Holiday Classic on Monday afternoon at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
The Seawolves (7-6) held NSU (2-9) to 30.6 percent shooting from the floor, the main difference in what was a tight game throughout. Stony Brook also held NSU leading scorer Rae Corbo to 6-of-18 shooting, though the Spartans' senior guard still recorded a team-high 19 points.
The Spartans shot 19-of-62 from the floor, 2-of-10 from long distance and 6-of-10 from the charity stripe. For the third straight game, Corbo was the only Spartan in double figures. Nia Roberts contributed a season-high nine points to go with a team-leading eight rebounds and three steals. Parham and freshman forward Kayla Roberts scored six points apiece off the bench, while senior guard Jazamine Gray had a team-best four assists.
The Spartans stuck around thanks to 18 offensive rebounds, which led to a 15-8 edge in second-chance points.
Stony Brook only shot slightly better, hitting on 18-of-46 (39.1 percent) and an identical 2-of-10 from 3-point range. The Seawolves outscored NSU 14-6 from the free-throw line and attempted 16 more free throws than did the Spartans.
In addition to Proctor's big game, Brittany Snow scored 11 points and Chris Scognamiglio 10 for SBU.
The Spartans are back on the road Saturday for a 1 p.m. game at South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C. The game can be viewed live on ESPN3.
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