MURFREESBORO - The Braves moved to 6-5 in the DIAC and 12-9 overall after upsetting the top team in the conference 64-62. The Braves trailed by 11 at the half and could not seem to muster much offense as they managed to shoot just 27% from the floor (9 of 33 shots). The Braves trailed by as much as 17 points in the second half and made a run for the Captains with just over seven minutes to go in the second period when they cut the lead to 5 points. Erin Ward hit a three-pointer to tie the game up at 49 apiece with 6:20 on the clock.
Amanda Murray hit a jumper and a three point in two Braves possessions to give the Braves a 55-51 lead with 4:30 to go. Ward stretched the lead to 7 points when she hit from beyond the arch, pushing the Braves to 58-51 with just under four minutes to go. The Captains cut the lead to 1 point with 1:30 to when Ward scored 2 points of a Murray miss to take them back up by 3 points with 1:11 to go. The Captains were forced to foul and sent Ward to the line where she sunk both foul shots to give the Braves a 62-57 lead. Amber Hallman from the Captains hit a lay-up to pull the Captains within 2 points with just seconds to go. Erin Ward iced the game by hitting 2 fouls shots with 1 second on the clock to give the Braves the 64-62 win over CNU.
Ashley Winslow netted her tenth double-double of the season by scoring 15 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Kara Jackson had 13 points and 4 assists while
Amanda Murray scored 13 in the win. Erin Ward had 10 points and 4 steals in the victory. Tia Moore had 19 points and 7 rebounds for the Captains while Jen Harrell contributed 11 in the loss.