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Blue Hose Come Up Short Against Flames On Senior Night, 55-40

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Blue Hose Come Up Short Against Flames On Senior Night, 55-40

CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College women's basketball team was unable to send senior Lea Smith out on a positive note Monday evening as the Blue Hose fell to Liberty 55-40 in the season's home finale.

Leading the way for the Blue Hose (5-23, 3-11) was Amanda Mills, who tallied eight points. Shonda Burnside came off the bench to tally seven markers and four boards. Mariah Pietrowski also notched seven points in the contest. Dria David paced the defense with a team-high three steals.

Devon Brown guided the Flames with 15 points. Liberty's (22-5, 12-2) squad was also paced by Avery Warley's 13 points and 11 rebounds.

In the first half, the Flames jumped out to a quick 5-0 advantage before PC was able to get a shot off. The Blue Hose fought back, pulling within one on Devin Fothergill's jumper off the glass, making it 5-4 in favor of the visitors.

After Liberty extended the lead to five at 9-4, Dria David drained a deep three-point shot with 16:07 remaining in the half. With the game close, the Flames pushed the tempo of the game with their press, which sparked a 16-2 run for a 25-9 advantage with 9:03 to play.

The Blue Hose would not quit, but every basket they made was matched by Liberty virtually the entire rest of the half. Down 31-12, Smith hit a jumper with 4:01 to play. The stingy PC defense allowed just two more points the rest of the half. Pietrowski's two charity tosses put the intermission score at 33-16.

At the break, PC's field goal percentage was higher than the visitors 37.5 percent to 37.0 percent. The Blue Hose had also thwarted three shot attempts by the Flames as Smith, David and Shonda Burnside all had a stuff in the half.

In the final stanza, PC outscored its counterparts 24-22 thanks in part to stellar defense and knocking down its open looks. The Blue Hose also attacked the basket more, getting 10 foul shots in the final half, knocking down seven of the attempts.

PC's defense forced 14 second-half turnovers, resulting in 12 points. Overall the Blue Hose caused 21 miscues, accounting for 19 points. The squad's bench also played well, outscoring Liberty's 19-17, including 17 in the second period.

Although PC could not get closer than 14 in the early going of the second half, the squad continued to battle until the final horn. Trailing 52-31 with just 2:59 to go, PC embarked on a 9-3 run to end the game. David stole the ball and converted the ensuing lay-up. After a bucket by Liberty, Mills hit a three-point shot to cut it to 18.

Mills then followed a Liberty free throw with two charity tosses of her own prior to Burnside draining a baseline jumper to complete the scoring.

For the game, PC connected on 14-33 shots (42.4 percent) compared to 16-42 attempts for Liberty (38.1 percent).

The Blue Hose return to action Friday evening at Charleston Southern. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.? The Flames will return home to face Radford on Friday night in Lynchburg at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Shonda Burnside

#22 Shonda Burnside

F
6' 3"
Freshman
Dria David

#5 Dria David

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Amanda Mills

#12 Amanda Mills

G
5' 6"
Junior
Mariah Pietrowski

#51 Mariah Pietrowski

C
6' 2"
Freshman
Lea Smith

#23 Lea Smith

F
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Shonda Burnside

#22 Shonda Burnside

6' 3"
Freshman
F
Dria David

#5 Dria David

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Amanda Mills

#12 Amanda Mills

5' 6"
Junior
G
Mariah Pietrowski

#51 Mariah Pietrowski

6' 2"
Freshman
C
Lea Smith

#23 Lea Smith

5' 10"
Senior
F