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NORTHWEST GUILFORD STAYS PERFECT WITH A 58-41 WIN OVER SOUTHWEST GUILFORD
Northwest Guilford has never been in a Women’s Basketball State Championship game. That will change next Saturday after the Vikings took out cross-county rival Southwest Guilford 58-41 in the 4A Western Regional Final.
The Vikings used a balanced attack with three players getting into double figures on the night. Hayley Barber, a fourth-year Varsity senior, and Cayla King, a 5’10” freshman, led the way with 14 points each.
This year’s Northwest Guilford squad returns five seniors that have played Varsity all four years, but they’ve gotten key contributions from two freshmen as well to help maintain a perfect record. The balance of experience and youthful energy has been a powerful combination for the Vikings.
Northwest Guilford crushed Southwest Guilford on the glass, out-rebounding the Cowgirls 39-15 on the day. Morgan Pointer and Bria Gibbs went to work as Pointer finished with 14 rebounds while Gibbs ripped down 11. The Vikings also built a nice half time lead hitting five three-pointers in the first half to help Northwest hold a 31-20 advantage at the break.
LaShonda Monk did her best to keep the Cowgirls in the game as she scored 15 points while teammates Tea Medley added 13 and Lauren Carter scored 10.
Northwest heads to the State Championship game for the first time in school history where they will face Millbrook on Saturday in Chapel Hill.
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Southwest Guilford vs Northwest Guilford
03/05/16 06:00 PM at UNC-Greensboro
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VISITORS: Southwest Guilford 22-9
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUND
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 LaShonda Monk....... * 6-11 1-3 2-6 0 4 4 4 15 1 2 0 2 27
10 Jazmine Wilson...... * 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 27
12 Lauren Carter....... * 4-9 2-5 0 0 0 3 3 3 10 0 2 1 0 31
15 Faith Price......... * 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 26
44 Tea Medley.......... * 5-12 0-0 3-6 2 2 4 1 13 0 1 0 0 26
04 Sisilia Samuel...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Camryn Briley....... 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7
22 Michaela Bryant..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12
24 Delaney Gandolfo.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 16-39 3-11 6-14 6 9 15 15 41 3 6 1 4 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-19 42.1% 2nd Half: 8-20 40.0% Game: 41.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 27.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 42.9% 3
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HOME TEAM: Northwest Guilford 29-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
10 Hayley Barber....... * 3-12 0-4 8-10 1 2 3 2 14 1 3 0 2 32
20 Toni Tucker......... * 3-7 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 26
21 Cayla King.......... * 5-11 1-5 3-3 0 2 2 1 14 6 3 0 1 32
22 Bria Gibbs.......... * 1-5 0-0 1-2 5 6 11 3 3 0 2 0 0 21
32 Morgan Pointer...... * 3-5 0-0 2-4 7 7 14 4 8 1 2 0 1 28
25 Savannah Neas....... 4-4 4-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 11
33 Elizabeth Kitley.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEAM................ 4 3 7
Totals.............. 19-45 6-17 14-19 17 22 39 12 58 8 11 0 4 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 42.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 35.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 73.7% 5
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Officials:
Technical fouls: Southwest Guilford-None. Northwest Guilford-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Southwest Guilford............ 7 13 11 10 - 41 Northwest Guilford............14 17 11 16 - 58
Points in the paint-SWGW 14,NWGW 24. Points off turnovers-SWGW 10,NWGW 7.
2nd chance points-SWGW 4,NWGW 9. Fast break points-SWGW 4,NWGW 0.
Bench points-SWGW 1,NWGW 12. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-SWGW 4th-00:45, NWGW 4th-00:52.
Largest lead-SWGW by 5 1st-06:55, NWGW by 19 4th-00:52.
SWGW led for 04:14. NWGW led for 26:55. Game was tied for 00:44.