FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The up-tempo by the Chowan Women's Basketball team proved to be rewarding as the Fayetteville State Broncos had no answer as the Hawks cruised to a 73-55 victory in a non-conference contest on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 73, Fayetteville State 55

RECORDS | Chowan 6-1, Fayetteville State 3-3

LOCATION | Fayetteville, N.C. (Capel Arena)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Dhyamond Crenshaw led the Hawks with 18 points.  Danielle Weldon chipped in with 15 points and nine boards.

Chantel Roberts tallied 13 points and eight boards.  Joanne Williams hauled in 10 boards, while Mariah Coker notched nine points and six assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

Both teams traded baskets early as Fayetteville State tallied a 6-4 lead early.  Jada Lee knocked down a triple to give the Hawks the 7-6 lead with 5:23 remaining in the opening stanza.

Jada Lee's triple sparked a 12-0 run to put the Hawks up 18-6.  Danielle Weldon continued the run with a layup.  Chantel Roberts and Mariah Coker added to the rally with buckets.  Weldon added an old-fashioned three-point play before the Broncos found a bucket to end the run.

Chantel Roberts knocked down a three for the final basket for the Hawks to lead 19-12 after 10 minutes of play.

Second Quarter:

FSU opened the quarter with three straight points before Jada Lee steered the Hawks forward with a layup.

Chantel Roberts pushed the Hawks lead to 28-19 with back-to-back buckets.  The Broncos went on a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to five, 30-25, with 2:30 remaining in the half to force a Chowan timeout.

Joanne Williams notched the final four points of the half as the Hawks led 34-25 at the break.

Third Quarter:

Chowan opened the quarter on a run before the media timeout as the Hawks saw their advantage swell to 20, 48-28.  Dhyamond Crenshaw started off the half with three straight buckets.

Following a basket by the Broncos, Mariah Coker knocked down a trey and a floater in the lane to as the Hawks continued their early run to start the quarter.  Danielle Weldon continued the run with a strong move down low finishing through the contact to finish off the three-point play.

Out of the timeout, Dhyamond Crenshaw continued the run with a fastbreak layup.

The Broncos ended the Hawks' 18-5 run at the 2:43 mark with a jumper before Dhyamond Crenshaw found Danielle Weldon on a fastbreak to keep the lead at 24, 54-30.

Dhyamond Crenshaw notched four points followed by buckets by Danielle Weldon and Kaylah Henderson to push the Hawks to a 61-32 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

Fourth Quarter:

The Broncos started to chip away at their deficit opening the quarter with a 13-4 trimming the Hawks' lead to 65-45.  The Broncos' run was aided at the free throw line as the Hawks were tagged with fouls early.

Following a timeout, Fayetteville State continued their run with a 5-0 run to continue to trim the Hawks' lead down to 65-50 before Dhyamond Crenshaw ended the scoring drought with a jumper.

Chowan regrouped to push the advantage back to 20, 70-50, as Joanne Williams chipped in three points.

FSU tried to close the gap late in the contest from behind the arc as the Hawks' defense did not allow the Broncos to gain momentum.

The Hawks and Broncos traded free throws in the final minute of the contest as Chowan cruised to 73-55 victory.

UP NEXT

Chowan returns home after a four game stretch on November 28 as the Hawks host Francis Marion.  Tip-off is at 5:30pm.