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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNC Pembroke won the 2024 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Championship for the second straight season. The top-seeded Braves closed out each quarter with runs and pulled away to top third seed Belmont Abbey, 72-51.

Belmont Abbey opened up an early 13-4 lead with an 8-0 run in the middle of the first quarter, but UNC Pembroke responded by scoring the final 12 points of the quarter to take a 16-13 advantage. The Crusaders regained the lead early in the second quarter and held the advantage until late in the stanza when the Braves made a run. UNC Pembroke scored seven of the final nine points to take a 30-28 lead at the break.
 
Early in the third quarter, the Braves used a 5-0 run to take the lead and scored the final five points of the quarter to take a 50-42 lead into the final 10 minutes. Kelci Adams and the Braves then got hot from three as she drilled a triple to give UNC Pembroke a nine point advantage in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. The Braves then pulled away to take the title, 72-51.
 
UNC Pembroke shot 51.1 percent from the floor and were led by 25 points and eight rebounds from Kalaya Hall. Adams added 14 points and Lillian Flantos scored 10 points. Abigail Crain led Belmont Abbey with 21 points while Peyton Nation scored 14 points.

UNC Pembroke earned the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. The NCAA selection show is scheduled for Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.

 

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2024 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Championship

First Round – Sunday, March 3 at #4-5-6 Seeds
#10 Barton 80, #9 Southern Wesleyan 50 (Box Score)
#8 North Greenville 67, #11 Mount Olive 42 (Box Score)
#7 Converse 66, #12 King 41 (Box Score) 
 
Second Round – Monday, March 4 at #4-5-6 Seeds
#10 Barton 70, #4 Chowan 61 (Box Score)
#5 Emmanuel 69, #8 North Greenville 64 (Box Score)
#6 Young Harris 71, #7 Converse 59 (Box Score)
 
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 (at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
#10 Barton 60, #5 Barton 53 (Box Score)
#3 Belmont Abbey 60, #6 Young Harris 48 (Box Score)

Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 (at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
#1 UNC Pembroke 63, #10 Barton 56 (Box Score)
#3 Belmont Abbey 54, #2 Francis Marion 40 (Box Score)

Final – Sunday, March 10 (at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
#1 UNC Pembroke 72, #3 Belmont Abbey 51 (Box Score)