Catawba Valley Community College’s Aniya Taylor, a freshman from Chapel Hill, drives for a bucket in Friday afternoon’s home victory over Brunswick Community College. CVCC has won six straight games./PHOTO BY CODY DALTON, CATAWBA VALLEY ATHLETICS
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HICKORY – Overcoming 27 turnovers, the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women ran their basketball win streak to six games on Friday, beating visiting Brunswick Community College 55-41.
Milequa Eason and Sherry Johnson paced the Red Hawks (14-3, 9-1 in Region X) with 12 points each, while Aniya Taylor added 11 points. Eason added seven rebounds and seven steals, and Johnson had 10 rebounds to post her 10th double-double of the season and third in four games.
Despite committing 12 first-half turnovers, CVCC led 31-18 at the break after Eason scored all her points in the first half.
The Red Hawks had 15 second-half turnovers but maintained a double-figure lead throughout.
Kapria Pressley paced Brunswick with a team-high 13 points.
CVCC goes for its seventh straight win on Monday when it faces Johnston Community College on the road with a 7 p.m. start.
- Reported by Cody Dalton, CVCC Sports Information