(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The Greensboro College women’s basketball team (11-8 overall, 7-6 USA South) rolled to an 84-56 (0-20 overall, 0-13 USA South) home victory over Mary Baldwin. The Pride finished off the season sweep of the Fighting Squirrels after picking up a forfeit win on December 2.
Greensboro eliminated any chance of drama from the beginning, scoring the first five points and extending the lead to 16-6 at the 14:35 mark. Mary Baldwin was able to stay within reasonable striking distance, trailing 25-16 with 8:13 left in the half.
The Pride, however, finished the half on a 15-5 spurt to go into the break on top 40-21. Greensboro would continue to pile it on the second half, growing the margin to 33 points before cruising home for the win.
Chevena Pickard paced the attack with 16 points and six rebounds, while Bianca Richburg added 13 points and eight rebounds. Jena Cabe also contributed 12 points as a total of 15 Pride players found the scoring column.
Greensboro finished the game shooting 36.0% from the field and held a commanding 61-35 advantage on the boards. The Pride also forced 23 turnovers on the day and made 24 total free throws.
Averett vs Greensboro College
2/2/13 2:00 PM at Greensboro, NC (Hanes Gym)
At Greensboro, NC (Hanes Gym)
GREENSBORO COLLEGE – 49
AVERETT – 39
AVERETT (5-14, 4-8 USAS): Shannon Smith 5-9 1-2 13; Oneka Jones 3-4 1-2 7; Katy Stover 3-8 0-0 7; Ariana Covington 3-3 0-1 7; Caroline Young 2-7 0-0 4; Jessica Myers 0-2 1-2 1; Molly Nanney 0-4 0-2 0; Mette Scheiman 0-13 0-1 0; Aundrea Burns 0-9 0-0 0. Totals 16-59 3-10 39.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE (10-8,6-6 USAS): Jena Cabe 6-10 1-2 17; Chevena Pickard 6-15 0-5 13; Bianca Richburg 3-19 0-0 7; Amber Hair 3-8 0-0 6; Abby Baity 0-0 2-2 2; Alicia Burr 1-2 0-0 2; Stacy Hicks 1-6 0-1 2; Janae Gill-Woods 0-0 0-0 0; Lindsay Stevens 0-0 0-0 0; Kamia Strickland 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 20-61 3-11 49.
Averett....................... 23 16 - 39 Greensboro College............ 22 27 - 49
3-point goals–Averett 4-18 (Shannon Smith 2-3; Katy Stover 1-3; Ariana Covington 1-1; Mette Scheiman 0-6; Aundrea Burns 0-4; Caroline Young 0-1), Greensboro College 6-19 (Jena Cabe 4-7; Bianca Richburg 1-4; Chevena Pickard 1-3; Stacy Hicks 0-5).
Fouled out–Averett-None, Greensboro College-None.
Rebounds–Averett 48 (Oneka Jones 8), Greensboro College 45 (Chevena Pickard 10).
Assists–Averett 8 (Shannon Smith 2; Molly Nanney 2; Jessica Myers 2), Greensboro College 9 (Stacy Hicks 6).
Total fouls–Averett 14, Greensboro College 11.
Technical fouls–Averett-None, Greensboro College-None.
Attendance–100