NCCU Lady Eagles Go
Cold in Second Half, Lose to Wingate
January 13, 2003
DURHAM, NC North Carolina Central University trailed Wingate
University by just two points at halftime, but the Lady Eagles went cold
from the floor and suffered an 80-63 loss to the Bulldogs at
McLendon-McDougald Gym in Durham, NC.
Wingate junior guard Julie Law came off the bench to score a
career-high 16 points as one of four Bulldogs to tally double-figures.
Jessica Guarneri and Veronica Taylor recorded a game-high 17 points
each, while Ginny Boggess added 12 points for Wingate (11-2).
NCCU (2-11) was topped by junior guard Tiona Beatty with 16 points,
while senior guard Tiffany Foster contributed 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5
steals and 2 assists.
Wingate held an 18-13 advantage at the 12:01 mark of the first half
after Boggess drained a three-pointer. NCCU then went on a 15-3 run,
capped by a triple by Foster, to take a 28-21 lead with 7:55 before the
break. The Bulldogs responded with a 15-4 spurt and went to the locker
room with a slight 36-34 edge.
The second half was controlled by Wingate. In the first six
minutes, the Bulldogs outscored NCCU 15-5 to capture a 51-39 cushion at
14:11 following consecutive baskets by Taylor. The margin jumped to as
much as 24 points (75-51) when Law hit a pair of free throws with 2:10
left to play.
Wingate committed 20 turnovers to 15 by NCCU, but the Bulldogs made
up for their mistakes by hitting 54.2 percent from the field (26-of-48),
including 62.5 percent from long range (5-of-8).
The Lady Eagles shot 48.1 percent in the first stanza (13-of-27),
but made only 13-of-39 shots, including just 2-for-15 shooting from
behind the arc, after intermission.
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