WILMINGTON, North Carolina - The University of Mount Olive women's basketball team fell to the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington 74-65 during their exhibition game on Wednesday night.
INSIDE THE SCORE
Mount Olive's first two points from Azariah Fields tied the game at 2-2 with 9:30 remaining in the first quarter. UNC Wilmington took an 11 point lead over the Trojans with 6:35 left in the first quarter. The Trojans brought it back within seven points, 25-18, to end the first quarter.
The Trojans kicked it into gear in the second quarter by coming within one point of the Seahawks 27-26 with 7:41 left in the second quarter. UMO tied the game at 31 with a three-pointer from Ivanda Hudjakova with 4:20 left in the first half. After two lead changes, The Trojans ended the first half tied with the Seahawks at 39.
The Trojans took their first second-half lead after a jump shot from Hudjakova 46-45 with 6:01 left in the third quarter. The Seahawks led for the remainder of the half, winning the game 74-65.
COACHES COMMENTS
"I was extremely pleased with our effort and competitiveness tonight against a tough and talented UNC-W team, who also had great size and depth. We had several segments that we played very well together on the offensive end and moved the ball to find the open look. Overall, I was very pleased with our defensive effort which was solid and consistent for extended sections of the game. And, we really had to stay resilient and find ways to play through injuries and foul problems which caused us to play with limited personnel tonight. I am encouraged with our team's mindset and focus and feel that we will continue to grow and improve as a unit. These last two exhibition games have really helped us become more aware of our strengths and deficiencies, and we are definitely motivated as well as excited about our season ahead."
Head Coach Wendy Lee.
MOUNT OLIVE LEADERS
Azariah Feild led the Trojans with 20 points, Laila Harris added 10 rebounds and 19 points. Ivanda Hudjakova also took home 19 points.
SEAHAWKS LEADER
Sierra DaCosta led the Seahawks with 16 points.
UP NEXT
Mount Olive will be back on the road to open up their regular-season at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, on November 20th at 2:00 p.m.
