MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Women's Basketball team shot a season-high 26 free throws and connected on 96.2% of those but was not enough against divisional opponent UNC Pembroke in Conference Carolinas action on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 71, UNC Pembroke 78

RECORDS | Chowan 4-6 (4-2, 1-2), UNC Pembroke 10-4 (5-0, 1-0)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Athletic Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Tynasia Bunting led the Hawks with 25 points and went 10-10 from the charity stripe.  Yasmine Brown picked up 11 points.

Desiree Askew added seven points and hauled in 14 rebounds.

UNC Pembroke shot a blistering 75% (9-12) from the floor in the fourth quarter, scoring 30 points.  The Hawks scored 27 points in the third quarter.

The Braves went on a 12-4 run in the fourth quarter to take a sizable lead.  Yasmine Brown hit a jumper to cut the deficit to one, 72-71, with 1:23 remaining.

The Hawks went 0-3 from the floor down the stretch.

UP NEXT

Chowan heads back out on the road to take on Converse on Saturday, January 13.  Tip-off is slated for 2pm in Spartanburg.