GREENSBORO, N.C. – Senior Danielle Duncan netted all 12 of her points in the second half of host Greensboro College’s 59-49 basketball win over crosstown-rival Guilford College Wednesday.
Duncan also became Greensboro’s career scoring leader as the Pride (1-0) erased an eight-point second-half deficit to win both teams’ season opener. Chevena Pickard scored 10 of her team-high 15 points in the second half for Greensboro, which is ranked as high as sixth in one national preseason poll.
Greensboro outscored Guilford, 16-5, in the final 4:58 and made all eight free throws in the final two minutes.
Neither team shot better than 30 percent from the floor, but it was Greensboro’s six-for-18 free-throw shooting in the first half that contributed to a 29-24 halftime deficit. Guilford’s Jazlyn Gibbs scored 10 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, including two three-pointers.
With thunder and lightning outside, the Pride came to life in the second half. After two Gabby Oglesby free throws opened a 33-23 Guilford lead, Duncan finally got on the scoreboard early in the half. Her traditional 3-point play tied the game at 39-39, marked her first field goal of the game and gave her the school’s career scoring record. Bianca Richburg added another traditional three-point play with 7:19 left in the game, which gave Greensboro its first lead since the first half.
Gibbs made her third three-pointer of the game with just under five minutes left in regulation, to restore a 44-43 Quakers’ lead, but Greensboro’s Adrienne Terrell and Hannah Holm answered with consecutive threes. After a Guilford turnover, Duncan scored, capping a decisive 8-0 Greensboro run, and opening an insurmountable 51-44 lead.
Jena Cabe made two three-pointers on the way to nine points for Greensboro. Terrell finished with seven points, nine boards and a game-high seven assists.
Guilford’s Oglesby finished with eight points and five rebounds in 24 minutes. Teammate Jaclyn Nucci scored four points grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and had two blocks.
The Quakers return to action Friday (11/18) against Concordia College in the Jackie Ammons Tournament at Peace College.
Guilford vs Greensboro
11/16/11 5:00 pm at Greensboro, NC – Hanes Gymnasium
At Greensboro, NC – Hanes Gymnasium
GREENSBORO 59, GUILFORD 49
GUILFORD (0-1)
GIBBS, Jazlyn 5-16 3-5 16; OGLESBY, Gabby 3-9 2-2 8; DREW, Brittany 2-6 0-0 5; ADAMS, Kayla 2-5 0-0 5; ATWATER, Brittany 1-4 2-2 4; NUCCI, Jaclyn 2-8 0-0 4; CONNOR, Brittany 1-2 0-0 2; KING, Morgan 1-7 0-0 2; BARKER, Shelly 0-0 2-2 2; WEAVER, Amber 0-0 1-2 1; HARDIN, Logan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 10-13 49.
GREENSBORO (1-0)
PICKARD, Chevena 4-15 5-10 15; DUNCAN, Danielle 2-8 8-11 12; CABE, Jena 3-10 1-2 9; RICHBURG, Bianca 3-17 1-2 7; TERRELL, Andrienne 2-4 2-4 7; HOLM, Hannah 1-2 3-4 6; COOK, Hillary 1-3 1-3 3. Totals 16-59 21-36 59.
Guilford...................... 29 20 - 49 Greensboro.................... 24 35 - 59
3-point goals–Guilford 5-18 (GIBBS, Jazlyn 3-9; DREW, Brittany 1-2; ADAMS, Kayla 1-4; KING, Morgan 0-1; ATWATER, Brittany 0-2), Greensboro 6-23 (CABE, Jena 2-8; PICKARD, Chevena 2-6; HOLM, Hannah 1-2; TERRELL, Andrienne 1-2; RICHBURG, Bianca 0-5).
Fouled out–Guilford-OGLESBY, Gabby, Greensboro-None.
Rebounds–Guilford 47 (NUCCI, Jaclyn 8), Greensboro 45 (DUNCAN, Danielle 10).
Assists–Guilford 10 (ATWATER, Brittany 4), Greensboro 9 (TERRELL, Andrienne 7).
Total fouls–Guilford 25, Greensboro 13.
Technical fouls–Guilford-None, Greensboro-None.
A-1100
nonconference game
Greensboro is ranked 15th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.