Women's Basketball 2/4/2021 6:14:00 PM

NGU Completes 4th Quarter Comeback to Defeat Bobcats

Box Score After being outscored in three straight quarters, the North Greenville Crusaders dominated the 4th quarter to defeat the Bobcats of Lees-McRae College with a final score of 51-49 at Williams Gymnasium in Banner Elk, North Carolina. NGU shot 31.6% from the field, but shot an impressive 42.86% from the field in the 4th quarter. Haylee Luttrell led with 13 points including what would go on to be a game-winning thee pointer.

Results

Score: NGU 51 / LMC 49
Location: Williams Gymnasium / Banner Elk, NC
Records: NGU 4-3, 4-3 CC / LMC 5-4, 5-4 CC

Recap

The opening quarter proved to be a struggle for both teams as both would shoot less than 20% from the field. Haylee Luttrell would get the scoring going with a three pointer. After a jumpshot by Jayda Glass to give the Crusaders a 5-4 lead, just eight more points would be scored between the two teams for the remainder of the quarter, with LMC taking a 9-8 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.
Lees-McRae would hold a narrow lead for the first half of the 2nd quarter, but a jumper by Kira Bell tied the game up at 13-13. The two teams would trade the lead several times before the Bobcats ended the half on a 7-2 run to take a 24-21 lead into halftime.
After a basket by LMC to open up the 2nd half, NGU would score six straight to tie things up once again. The two teams would remain deadlocked for most of the quarter, but Lees-McRae once again ended the quarter with the momentum, scoring nine straight points to lead 41-34 at the end of the 3rd.
Journey Muhammad kept the Crusaders in the game early on with two straight three pointers. Down by four, Muhammad would come through with yet another three pointer to cut the deficit to one point. With 27 seconds remaining in the game, Haylee Luttrell would come through with a clutch three pointer to give North Greenville its first lead since late in the 2nd quarter. Lees-McRae would get two possessions to work with, but the NGU defense kept the Bobcats off the board, securing the victory.

Individual

Haylee Luttrell led the team in scoring with 13 points, scoring the first and final points of the game. She also provided 8 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block.
Journey Muhammad also hit double digits with 12 points while also recording 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal.
Peace Okeke was a big presense in the paint, recording 18 rebounds with 7 of those on offense.

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