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Duke Women’s Basketball takes on the Western Carolina University Catamounts in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC. November 29, 2020 - Reagan Lunn / Duke Athletics
Lindsey Lunn
49
Winner Western Carolina WCU 3-7,1-0 SoCon
42
UNC Greensboro UNCG 2-8,0-1 SoCon
Winner
Western Carolina WCU
3-7,1-0 SoCon
49
Final
42
UNC Greensboro UNCG
2-8,0-1 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Carolina WCU 4 17 10 18 49
UNC Greensboro UNCG 4 7 16 15 42

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Catamounts Earn 49-42 Road Win at UNCG

Andrea Martin Ruiz leads team with 12 points

The Basics
 Score: Western Carolina 49, UNCG 42
 Records: Western Carolina 3-7, 1-0 SoCon; UNCG 2-8, 0-1 SoCon
 Location: Fleming Gymnasium, Greensboro, N.C.
 
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Western Carolina women's basketball opened Southern Conference play with a big 49-42 road win at UNCG Sunday in Fleming Gymnasium. 
 
Turning Point:
An offensive stalemate, in which the teams only scored four points a-piece in the first quarter, took a turn when WCU exploded in the second quarter to outscore 17-7. It was the second quarter output and 6-of-7 from the free throw in the final minute of the game that led to the win. 
 
 Individual Leaders
  • Andrea Martin Ruiz returned to the line-up, after missing three games, to lead the team with 12 points against UNCG. 
  • Zanoria Cruz just missed scoring in double points with nine. 
  • Kyla Allison had two points, six rebounds, and five assists. 
  • CeCe Crudup led UNCG with 15 points. 
 
 Inside the Box Score
  • Western Carolina was just edged in rebounds 29-28 but the Catamounts pounded the class on the defensive side with 22. 
  • With the game tied 4-4 to open the second quarter, rookie Zanoriz Cruz's back-to-back three-pointers spurred a 10-0 run by the Catamounts to take the lead over UNCG and never relinquish it. 
  • UNCG had a strong third quarter outscoring the Catamounts 16-10 but WCU weathered the Spartans edging the team when they cut the WCU lead to one in the third and two in the fourth. 
  • In the fourth, with WCU clinging to a 33-31 lead, the Catamounts went on an 8-0 lead to build a 41-31 lead. The Spartans would never get that close again.
  • Both teams had turnover trouble. WCU had 22 and UNCG had 19. The Catamounts could only get seven points off Spartan miscues while UNCG got 18. 
  • WCU shot 41 percent from the field while UNCG shot 31 percent. 
  • The Catamounts continued to have a strong showing at the charity stripe hitting 12-of-15. 
  • WCU never trailed in the game against UNCG.
 
 News & Notes
  • Redshirt senior Lauren LaPlant keeps her streak alive – hitting at least one three-pointer in 40 consecutive games.
  • The Catamounts extended its three-point streak as a team – WCU has hit at least one three-pointer in 343 straight games dating back to 2009. 
  • Western Carolina's opening SoCon win against UNCG is the first for the Catamounts since the 2012-13 season – ironically against UNCG. 
  • The win for WCU against UNCG Sunday is the first time WCU has opened conference play 1-0, on the road, since Dec. 18, 2010, defeating former SoCon member Elon at Elon 74-64.
  • Western Carolina is now on a two-game winning streak. 
  • The Catamounts' win over UNCG halts a six-game losing streak to the Spartans. It is also the first WCU victory at Greensboro on Feb. 27, 2016, defeating UNCG 84-80.
  • The 12 points scored by Martin Ruiz against UNCG is a season-high for the sophomore and the second time this season she has scored in double figures. 
  • Cruz's nine points against UNCG halted a streak of five games scoring in double figures. 
 Up Next
Western Carolina returns home Thursday to host the first of two consecutive games against Samford. The Catamounts host the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Saturday. 
 
For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.
 
 
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