SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team earned a dominating victory over the Le Moyne Dolphins, 83-61, on Friday to conclude the 2024 Puerto Rico Clasico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. 
 
Jayde Gamble led the game with 20 points, going 7-for-14 from the field. Nya Smith followed closely behind with 15 points after going 3-for-6 from behind the arc.
 
As a team, the Spartans went 14-for-29 at the three-point line. The last time UNCG scored 14 or more three-pointers was during the 2022-23 season when the squad tallied 15 against the University of Virginia-Lynchburg on Dec. 21, 2022, in Fleming Gym.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Friday's game went back-and-forth in the early going. Tasia Johnson recorded the first three-pointer at 6:46 before Le Moyne chipped in two consecutive three-pointers for a 10-7 lead. However, that would be the Dolphins' last lead in the game. The Spartans responded with an 8-0 run that featured three-pointers from Gamble and Smith for the 15-10 lead. The Dolphins closed out the first quarter with two free throws, but the Spartans remained in control, 15-13.
 
UNCG started off the second frame with seven unanswered points for a 22-13 advantage. The first half was concluded with a buzzer-beater three-pointer from Kelly Boyle for the Blue & Gold to head to the locker room with a 38-27 lead.
 
UNCG continued its momentum into the third frame by starting off with an early 9-2 run over Le Moyne. Makiah Asidanya added another three-pointer for the Spartans before Le Moyne's Zhara Adeyemi scored the final bucket of the third stanza. Both teams headed to the bench with the Spartans holding the 61-42 lead.
 
Le Moyne recorded its most quarter points in the fourth, but UNCG bested the Dolphins, 22-19. The Spartans capitalized off a 52.9 field goal percentage in the final frame for the go ahead 83-61 victory. A fast break layup from Gamble secured the Spartans their biggest lead of the game at 4:25 with a 28-point margin (79-51).

BY THE NUMBERS

• Gamble's 20 points was a season-high. She also led the game with three steals.
• Jaila Lee earned a new career-high of four assists.
• Nia Howard led the team with six boards, matching her career-best.
• UNCG bested Le Moyne in points off turnovers (24-10), second chance points (12-6), fast break points (12-3) and bench points (42-21).
• Twelve different Spartans scored in the game.

 
RECORDS
UNCG: 7-2
Le Moyne: 0-6
 
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will take a short break before heading to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to face No. 16 North Carolina in Carmichael Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:00 p.m.