BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Basketball team placed four players in double-figures as the Hawks blowout Lees-McRae in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 80, Lees-McRae 42

RECORDS | Chowan 11-6 (7-4), Lees-McRae 1-15 (0-11)

LOCATION | Banner Elk, N.C. (Williams Gym)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Aniah Patterson led the Hawks with 16 points.  Meara Carter posted a career-high 12 points.  Destiny Robinson and Jayah King-Johnson chipped in with 11 points each.

Chowan forced 29 turnovers while limiting their own to only 10 turnovers.  The Hawks scored 29 points off turnovers and went 21-28 from the stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Quarter:

Aniah Patterson started the contest with a wing three-pointer.  Destiny Robinson added the old-fashioned three point play before Keibra Hopkins knocked down a triple from the right corner to lead 9-2.  Patterson hit a pull-up jumper from the left wing to push the advantage to 12-4.

Jayah King-Johnson tallied a pair from the stripe before Lees-McRae scored five quick points to cut the deficit to 14-11.  Keibra Hopkins ended the run with a pull-up jumper and a pair from the stripe.  Imani Hickman posted a pair from the stripe before Sydney Roberts added a pair from the stripe to lead 22-15.

Second Quarter:

Chowan continued their run as Destiny Robinson started the scoring with a pair from the stripe.  Imani Hickman added a three-point play and Sydney Roberts posted a pair from the stripe.  Robinson connected from the floor with a layup to stretch the advantage to 31-15.  Kashara Simpson went 1-2 from the stripe prior to a layup by Aniah Patterson.

LMC connected from the floor for the first time in the frame at the 4:55 mark, but was countered with a layup by Meara Carter.  Despite the 2:27 scoreless streak by the Hawks, LMC was unable to take advantage as Jayah King-Johnson and Sydney Roberts picked up a point at the stripe to maintain the lead, 38-20.

Chowan led 38-22 at the half.

Third Quarter:

Aniah Patterson started off the second half the same way she started the game with a three-pointer.  Patterson would go on to score a pair of transition layups to stretch the lead to 46-22.  Jayah King-Johnson notched a pair from the stripe before Demetria Bland used a transition layup after a steal.

After the media timeout, Jayah King-Johnson posted a putback basket and Imani Hickman added a free throw.  King-Johnson added a layup to push the lead to 57-25.  Meara Carter notched a layup before the end of the quarter, 59-28.

Fourth Quarter:

Sydney Roberts, Meara Carter, and Destiny Robinson collected points to push the advantage forward with a run, 69-30.  Carter collected another basket as Jayah King-Johnson and Keibra Hopkins pushed the advantage to 75-33.

Demetria Bland knocked down a triple before LMC connected from the floor.  Meara Carter scored a putback basket as the Hawks took the victory, 80-42.

UP NEXT

Chowan has a short turnaround as the Hawks travel to Tigerville, S.C. to take on North Greenville on Monday, January 23.  Tip-off is slated for 5pm.