Raleigh, NC--The
Pacers fought hard tonight in the final home game of
the season losing to The Pride of Greensboro College
74-53. The Pacers maintained a small margin much of
the first period and were within 2 points at the 2:11
mark. The Pride finished the half with a 7-0 run to
go into the locker room up by 9 points. Greensboro pulled
away for good holding a double-digit lead from 14:51
in the second half.
Junior guard LeAnne Horne (Monroe,
NC/Parkwood) led the Pacers with 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Junior guard Christy Freeman (Lumberton, NC/Lumberton)
led the Pacers with 4 assists adding 7 points from the
field. First-year Kayla Mitchell (Walnut Cove, NC/West
Stokes) added 8 points in her 10 minutes shooting 2-2
from behind the arc. First-year Emma Weavil (Kernersville,
NC/R.B. Glenn) added 4 assists as well.
For The Pride Danielle Duncan recorded
her eighth double-double of the season with 20 points,
11 rebounds. Dione Eccles added 18 points shooting a
perfect 6-6 from the stripe.
The Pacers travel next to USA South's
4th seeded Ferrum College for a Friday night 7:00pm
tip-off in Virginia. The squad rounds out the regular
season Saturday afternoon at Mary Baldwin College with
a 2:00pm start. Check out the schedule page for a link
to LIVE broadcast. Thank you for your support of Pacer
basketball!
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