Gary added a pair of free throws with 48 seconds left. Jasmine McDonald helped Mount Olive seal the win, pulling down the rebound on a Fayetteville State missed shot and firing a length-of-the-court pass to Gary, whose layup gave the Trojans a 76-67 lead with 1:13 remaining. After the two teams exchanged baskets, Mitchell sank a pair of free throws for the Trojans with 1:32 left as the Trojans maintained a three-possession lead the remainder of the contest. Shuanda Ashford converted layups on consecutive possessions for Fayetteville State and Hanzer's basket with 2:29 left capped an 8-0 run and pulled the Broncos within 70-65. But the margin would be cut to single digits as Fayetteville State forced three Trojan turnovers in the next two minutes. Fayetteville State (8-2) cut the margin to 12 on Kristen Hanzer's basket with 11:51 remaining, but Mitchell answered with a three-pointer on Mount Olive's next possession to give the Trojans a 59-44 lead.Īfter Fayetteville State pulled within 10 points, Nesmith drove the lane for a layup and hit the free throw for a three-point play to give Mount Olive a 70-57 lead with 4:33 remaining. Mount Olive (8-1) used three-pointers by Joneiqua Gary and Mitchell on back-to-back possessions to help extend an 11-point halftime advantage to a 52-32 lead with 15:10 left in the game. Nesmith finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and a career-high 11 assists to help the Trojans post their best nine-game start since reclassifying to NCAA Division II in 1995. Kirksten Mitchell scored a career-high 23 points and Tamara Nesmith came within one rebound of a triple-double as Mount Olive withstood a late rally for a 78-71 victory over Fayetteville State in non-conference women's basketball Sunday at Kornegay Arena.
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