Kemie Nkele Led All Scorers with 23 Points against North Dakota.
Women's Basketball Defeats North Dakota to Move to 2-2
11/28/2008 7:27:44 PM | Women's Basketball
Kemie Nkele Leads All Scorers with 23 Points
Box Score
(Flagstaff, AZ) - The UC Riverside Women's Basketball Team improved to 2-2 on the year as they held on to a 70-63 victory on Friday afternoon against North Dakota (1-4) in the first game of the Northern Arizona Classic at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, AZ. Senior Kemie Nkele (San Diego, CA) led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
The Highlanders came out of the gate strong scoring nine straight points, capped off by a Nkele jumper at the 17:40 mark, before the Fighting Sioux got on the board with three and a half gone by. UCR extended their lead to 30 points, 49-19, off a Jessie Schmuckal (Chula Vista, CA) jumper right before halftime. The Highlanders shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the field and a blistering 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from beyond the arc in the first half.
However, UCR struggled in the second half shooting 35.0 percent (7-of-20) from the field as North Dakota came back and outscored the Highlanders 44-21. After initially trading baskets after the break, UND systematically cut the lead as they shot 48.6 percent (17-of-35) from the field. The Highlanders held on down the stretch, though, and brought their record to 2-2, the second-best start in their Division I history.
Nkele led UCR with game-highs in points (23) and rebounds (8), while Seyram Gbewonyo (Sylmar, CA) added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting including 3-of-4 from three-point range. Roney Friend (Los Angeles, CA) added 12 points and six boards.
The Highlanders conclude the Northern Arizona Classic against Bradley on Saturday afternoon at 1:05 pm.
(Flagstaff, AZ) - The UC Riverside Women's Basketball Team improved to 2-2 on the year as they held on to a 70-63 victory on Friday afternoon against North Dakota (1-4) in the first game of the Northern Arizona Classic at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, AZ. Senior Kemie Nkele (San Diego, CA) led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
The Highlanders came out of the gate strong scoring nine straight points, capped off by a Nkele jumper at the 17:40 mark, before the Fighting Sioux got on the board with three and a half gone by. UCR extended their lead to 30 points, 49-19, off a Jessie Schmuckal (Chula Vista, CA) jumper right before halftime. The Highlanders shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the field and a blistering 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from beyond the arc in the first half.
However, UCR struggled in the second half shooting 35.0 percent (7-of-20) from the field as North Dakota came back and outscored the Highlanders 44-21. After initially trading baskets after the break, UND systematically cut the lead as they shot 48.6 percent (17-of-35) from the field. The Highlanders held on down the stretch, though, and brought their record to 2-2, the second-best start in their Division I history.
Nkele led UCR with game-highs in points (23) and rebounds (8), while Seyram Gbewonyo (Sylmar, CA) added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting including 3-of-4 from three-point range. Roney Friend (Los Angeles, CA) added 12 points and six boards.
The Highlanders conclude the Northern Arizona Classic against Bradley on Saturday afternoon at 1:05 pm.
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