Jazz Gibbs battles the Peace Pacers….Two NBA club names, in a college hoops statement…..
RALEIGH, N.C. – Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford
(USC-Aiken) scored a game-high 18 points in Guilford College’s 61-55
women’s basketball win at Peace College Wednesday night. Gibbs paced four
Quakers (1-1) in double-figure scoring to the win in the Pacers’ (0-1) season
opener.
Peace held a 28-27 halftime lead and held a 33-31 edge before Guilford
reeled off six straight points to take the lead for good. Rookie Gabby
Oglesby (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor) broke the game’s seventh and final
tie to give the Quakers the lead for good.
Guilford freshman Morgan King scored 10 points and grabbed a game- and
career-high 12 rebounds for her first college double-double. Teammate
Brittany Atwater (Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft) added 11 points and a
career-best nine rebounds to help Guilford enjoy a 46-38 rebounding edge.
Oglesby finished with 10 points off the bench.
Karissa Herring scored all of her team-high 15 points in the second half for
Peace, which managed 33.3 percent shooting from the floor. She also led the
Pacers with 11 rebounds.
Guilford hosts Meredith College Saturday (11/20) at 1:00 p.m. in the
Quakers’ home opener.