BREVARD, N.C. - LaGrange took down Brevard 76-65 in a USA South game Friday night in Boshamer Gymnasium. The Panthers' third straight win upped their record to 11-6 overall and 6-2 in conference play.
LC avenged a 88-82 loss to Brevard (8-5, 3-2 USA South) in Mariotti Gym on Jan. 8. The Panthers got 22 points from Gracie Brunel and 14 from Breonna Glover. The Panthers got a boost off the bench from Kendra Roberts and Karson Troth. Roberts had 10 points in 17 minutes. Troth had nine points, six rebounds, two steals, and an assist in 15 minutes.
Brevard's Destiny Williams had game highs of 32 points and 14 rebounds. Makenna Perkins added 13 points.
The Panthers shot 50.8% in the game. LC was 10-of-14 at the free throw line compared to Brevard making only 12-of-27.
Coach Jasen Jonus
"I loved our energy tonight from the tip. We got a little sluggish on defense and breaking their press going into halftime. We came out with energy on the offensive end and got some big stops when we needed to. It definitely was a team effort tonight through and through. We had a great inside out presence with Breonna and Gracie. Also Karson gave us huge minutes off the bench with some big rebounds."
The Game
LC led 56-51 heading to the fourth quarter. Brunel opened the period with a 3-pointer to up the lead to eight points. Troth's steal at the defensive end led to a Jalaya Lewis layup at the other end. Troth completed a three-point play and Lewis followed with a trey of her own to put LC up 69-55 with 5:35 left. The Panthers went cold for three minutes and Brevard cut the deficit to eight points. Troth's layup broke the spell to make it a 10-point game, 71-61, with 2:17 left. Brunel closed out the scoring with a jumper off an assist from Lewis for the 76-65 final.
Brunel and Glover combined for 18 points in the first period as LC took a 24-16 lead. Behind Williams, the Tornados rallied to take a 34-32 lead late in the second quarter. Glover's layup tied the game at 36. Brunel's only points in the period were a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to put LC up 39-36 at halftime.
Megan English scored the Panthers' first five points of the third quarter for a 44-38 lead. The Tornados tied the game one last time at 46, but a layup by Troth, followed by back-to-back baskets by Roberts put the Panthers ahead to stay.
The Panthers travel to Piedmont on Saturday for a USA South game. Tipoff is 2 p.m.
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