BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College women's basketball team (11-3, 6-1 USA South) outscored William Peace (7-7, 4-3 USAS) 47-29 in the second half to earn a 74-58 victory in USA South Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Boshamer Gymnasium.
BC was led by a quartet of double-digit scorers, as Analee Morris (18 points), Jada Perry-Wilkins (16 points), Olivia Miller (13 points), and Kayden Johnson (11 points) led the surge. Christena Rhone paced the bench with seven points, as the Tornados as a unit shot 46% from the field, hit six 3-pointers, and canned 14-of-18 at the charity stripe.
Peace, led by BC WBB alumna and Pacer Head Coach Annalee Bollinger '19, utilized a 20-point performance from Ensley Perry. With the victory, the Tornados avenged their lone USA South loss of the year thus far, at the hands of WPU in Raleigh on Friday, Dec. 12.
BC's defense forced 21 Pacers turnovers, creating 15 points off those mistakes. Brevard totaled 38 of its 74 points in the paint and scored 19 points in transition.
A back-and-forth first quarter resulted in a slim 18-14 lead for Peace at the end of the frame. The Pacers pushed their lead out to eight points, 27-19, before a surge to end the first half cut the deficit down to two points as the Tornados trailed 29-27 heading into the intermission.
BC pulled away late in the third period, taking its first double-digit lead of the contest 53-43 as the Tornados outscored Peace 24-16 in the third stanza. The Pacers responded, cutting the deficit down to six points midway through the fourth period, but the Tornados ended the game on a 17-7 run to claim the 16-point victory, 74-58.
Brevard returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 14, kicking off a home doubleheader for BC with a 5:30 p.m. matchup against Salem at The Bosh.
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