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Score: Piedmont 69, Brevard 55
Records: Piedmont, 8-3 (3-0 USA South); Brevard, 6-4 (2-3 USA South)

BREVARD, N.C. – The Piedmont College women's basketball team used a dominant second half to earn a hard-fought conference road win at Brevard on Saturday afternoon.
 
Leading by just three at the break, the Lady Lions (8-3, 3-0 USA South) used an early fourth-quarter run to take a double-digit lead and start their conference season off with a third consecutive victory.
 
JATASIA BAILEY led all players with 17 points and nine rebounds, while AMARI PRICE added 15 points and dished out eight assists. Not to be outdone, KELLY ACKERMAN remained on fire from beyond the arc, scoring 14 points on 4-of-6 from the three-point line.
 
After falling behind, 11-2, midway through the first quarter, the Lions ended the period on a 13-2 run to take a two-point lead into the second.
 
In the second quarter the teams traded big runs with PC jumping out to a game-high 27-18 lead early in the period. However, the Tornados (6-4, 2-3 USA South) rallied back to take a 31-29 lead before the Lions scored the final five points of the half to grab a 34-31 lead heading into the locker room.
 
Piedmont continued its momentum into the third quarter, using a 13-4 run to take a game-high 12-point lead. Brevard was able to cut into its deficit late in the quarter, but the Lions scored the last four points of the period to take a nine-point edge into the final quarter.
 
The Lady Lions extended their lead early in the fourth to 16 points and held off the Tornados the rest of the way for the double-digit road win.
 
Up next, Piedmont will break for the holidays before returning home to Cave Arena to host Truett-McConnell on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m.

TURNING POINT:
- After Brevard rallied to cut its deficit to 51-46 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Lady Lions used a 14-3 run overlapping the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- For the second-straight conference road game, JATASIA BAILEY shined, leading PC with 17 points and finishing one rebound shy of a double-double with nine.
- USA South assist leader AMARI PRICE ran the offense with precision, scoring 15 points and adding eight more dimes. She entered the contest averaging 6.7 assists per game.
- KELLY ACKERMAN continued her sharp shooting from deep, connecting on four triples and scoring 15 points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
- Piedmont knocked down eight three pointers on 18 attempts.
- The margin could have been more in favor of the Lady Lions, but they hit just 5-of-16 from the free throw line for the game.

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