DUE WEST, S.C. – The Chowan Women's Basketball team put their claws into Erskine to hold the Flying Fleet to 19.7% from the floor for the 65-44 victory in Conference Carolinas play on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 65, Erskine 44

RECORDS | Chowan 6-7 (6-7), Erskine 0-14 (0-13)

LOCATION | Due West, S.C. (Galloway Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Aniah Patterson led the Hawks with 17 points on 7-11 shooting.  Demetria Bland tallied 10 points and Brianna Copeland notched nine.

11 Hawks recorded at least one basket in the contest.  Chowan held the Fleet to 19.7% (12-61) shooting from the floor.  Erskine went 15-31 from the stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

Monique Jones put the Hawks on the board first as both teams struggled from the floor early.  Emaree Hinton tallied a layup before Erskine took a 7-4 lead with a three-pointer and a pair of free throws.  Demetria Bland ended the small run with a three-pointer.

Kaylah Henderson connected from the floor before a quick four point spurt put the Fleet back on top, 11-9.  Erskine would lead 12-9 at the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter:

Erskine would score the opening points of the period with a three pointer.  Aniah Patterson scored the next five points for the Hawks after a pair of steals by the Hawks to cut the deficit to 15-14.  Demetria Bland knocked down a triple followed by a layup by Destiny Robinson forced an Erskine timeout, 19-15.

Aniah Patterson added another bucket in transition after another Chowan steal.  After a free throw trip by the Fleet, Monique Jones and Keibra Hopkins posted a bucket each to push the lead to 25-16 and force another timeout.

After an Erskine bucket, Brianna Copeland answered with a three-pointer to give the Hawks a 28-18 lead at the intermission.

Third Quarter:

Chowan would come out of the locker room on an 11-2 run as Monique Jones started the run with a jumper.  Aniah Patterson hit a jumper and a three-pointer before Demetria Bland hit a layup to lead 37-21.  Bland added a pair from the stripe before Erskine ended the run with the front-end of the three-point play.

Aniah Patterson offset the free throws by the Fleet with a layup and a three-pointer.  Kyani Moore went 1-2 from the line along with a layup to lead 47-28 heading into the final stanza.

Fourth Quarter:

Emaree Hinton and Jazmine Davis picked up a point at the line before Brianna Copeland knocked down a pair of three-pointers before Erskine posted the next five points.

Kyani Moore and Jahkeria Bagby notched a bucket each to push the lead to 59-36.  Bagby added a layup and a pair from the stripe following more Erskine free throws.

Jazmine Davis scored in transition after a steal to cap off the victory 65-44.

UP NEXT

Chowan returns home to take on Mount Olive on Tuesday, February 23.  Tip-off is slated for 5pm.