Lady Barons Fall In SSAC Semifinals
Courtesy of BPC
The Brewton-Parker Women’s Basketball program opened SSAC Tournament play with a 72-64 win over Faulkner (Ala.) at the Multiplex at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. That win moved them into the semifinals where they took on Talladega, but dropped that game which brought their season to an end.
vs. Faulkner
The No. 7-seeded Lady Barons (15-10) utilized a huge fourth-quarter surge to down the No. 2-seeded Eagles (16-13) to advance to the Tournament Semifinals.
“I’m so proud of our team,” Head Coach Steve Edwards said. “We fought hard, and we made huge plays when it mattered most. It’s tough to win games in our league.” “We beat a really good team today,” Edwards mentioned. “We have so much respect for their coaches and players. I feel like I’ve seen their seniors grow up over the years and we have enjoyed the competition between our two programs.”
“I consider Coach Sutton a friend and our relationship is bigger than basketball,” Edwards added.
Faulkner opened the scoring nearly a minute and a half in the first period to lead by two. Brewton-Parker answered nearly two minutes later to level the game at two points apiece. The Eagles then quickly moved to a seven-point lead with 5:32 left to play.
The Lady Barons managed to pull the deficit down to just one point with 3:02 left, down 11-10. A trey ball from Madison Evans at the 1:50 mark level the game at 13-13 but the Eagles were able to respond by closing out the first quarter with a 19-15 lead. The second quarter was not very friendly for the Lady Barons as they managed to just score eight points. Faulkner was able to jump out to a 16-point lead late in the period, but a free throw from Chardell Jones helped to knock the deficit down to 12 points at the break. Faulkner outscored Brewton-Parker 15-8 in the second quarter to lead 35-23 at the halftime break.
Brewton-Parker gained some momentum after the break, but Faulkner remained in control after the third installment. BPC outscored the Eagles 19-16 with a 10-point, 51-41 deficit with 10 minutes left to play.
Keonya Mincey opened the fourth quarter with six points to knock the deficit down to just four points with 9:13 left in the game. After a Faulkner jumper, Cisley Copper hit a huge bucket from beyond the arc to pull the Eagles’ lead down to three, 53-50. The Lady Barons kept creeping close to leveling the game with chances to equalize. BPC eventually broke through and tied the game 62-62 with a massive trey from Copper with 3:52 left.
Faulkner reclaimed the lead with two free throws, but Brewton-Parker quickly leveled the game yet again with a bucket from Evans. Mincey knocked down a threepointer with 1:43 left to give the Lady Barons a three-point lead. BPC was able to hold on in the final minute to seal the victory, 72-64.
Mincey and Evans led the scoring for BPC with 23 points apiece while Evans notched a double-double, adding 10 rebounds. Angel McRae gathered a double-double, scoring 10 points and snagging 11 rebounds. Micah Bess also picked up 11 boards to help lead the Lady Barons.
Brewton-Parker shot the ball nearly 30 more times than Faulkner. BPC shot for 31.4% (27-of-86) from the floor, 27.6% (8– of-29) from three, and 83.3% (10-of-12) from the charity stripe. The Lady Barons dominated on the glass, outrebounding the Eagles 53-41. Faulkner gave up 14 turnovers while Brewton-Parker gave up just seven. The Eagles gathered seven blocks with the Lady Barons picking up three.
Faulkner had four players in double-figure scoring with Angel Grant going for a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards. In addition, Grant notched six blocks. vs. Talladega
Brewton- Parker Women’s Basketball competed in the SSAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday against No. 3-seeded Talladega (Ala.) at the Multiplex at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. The No. 7-seeded Lady Barons (15-11) were downed by the Tornadoes (20-10), 85-72. “It’s so difficult to beat a team three times in a row,” Head Coach Steve Edwards said. “Talladega played well tonight, and they deserved to win. However, I’m proud of our fight.” “We had a good season, and our young players were able to gain some much-needed experience,” Edwards added. We have two seniors, and we are thankful for their efforts this season. We look forward to getting better in the off-season and getting back to it next season.” Talladega opened the scoring two minutes into play to lead 2-0. After a quick back-and-forth, Brewton-Parker leveled the game with 7:11 left to play. With a jumper from Keonya Mincey, the Lady Barons took an early 6-4 lead with 6:34 remaining in the period. The following couple of minutes resulted in both teams trading scores with the Tornadoes pulling out to a seven-point, 15-8 lead with 2:32 remaining. Both teams closed out the quarter with three points apiece to make the score 18-11 after the opening 10 minutes of action. After Talladega opened the second quarter with a jumper, Brewton-Parker went on a 6-0 run to knock the deficit down to three points with 7:18 left in the half. The Tornadoes responded with five points to pull away to an eight-point, 25-17 lead. For the next few minutes, TC’s lead fluctuated between 6-8 points.
Talladega pulled out to a 12-point lead with 2:53 left, but the Lady Barons fought back to pull the deficit under double figures. The Tornadoes outscored the Lady Barons 24-23 in the period for the 42-33 lead. In the opening five minutes of the third quarter, Talladega jumped out to an 18-point lead. BPC was able to battle but managed to close out the period with a 12-point deficit, down 64-52. The Tornadoes outscored Brewton-Parker by four points in the period, 22-18. Brewton-Parker went on a 17-8 run over the next six and a half minutes to knock the double-digit deficit down to just three points. Talladega picked three points from an “and one” effort to lead by six with 2:20 left to play. A big three-pointer from Alexia Galloway helped the Lady Barons get back within three points, but the Tornadoes closed out the game on a 10-0 run to win 85-72.
Four Lady Barons scored in double-figures with Galloway leading with 25 points. Angel McRae and Micah Bess both notched 14 points apiece with McRae recording another double-double performance with 21 rebounds. Lastly, Madison Evans scored 11 points to round out the double-digit scorers. As a team, BPC shot for 32.5% (27-of-83) from the field, 15% (3-of-20) from three, and 71.4% (15-of-21) from the free-throw line. Brewton-Parker outrebounded Talladega, 50-43. The Tornadoes’ bench outscored BPC’s, 26-2.
The Lady Barons finish the season with a 15-11 overall record.
