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LELAND – Catawba Valley Community College’s 24th women’s basketball victory of the season came Saturday, a 81-71 road victory over Brunswick Community College that featured Shaniya Lester scoring more than 20 points again.
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Lester, a sophomore, had 22 points – her 16th game of the season with 20 or more – as the Red Hawks ran their win streak to three and improved to 24-5 overall and 19-2 in Region X.
CVCC closes regular-season play with a game on Sunday at Johnston Community College (2 p.m.) in Smithfield.
Three other Red Hawks reached double figures on Saturday — freshman forward Zharia Brown with 17 points, sophomore guard Nikkyana McCaskill with 15 points and freshman guard Jada Reid with 12 points.
Brunswick led by two points after the first quarter, but CVCC powered ahead for good with a 25-point second quarter — led by nine points from McCaskill (all 3-pointers) and six points from Lester.
Katisha Hyman paced Brunswick (15-11, 12-10) with a team-high 24 points, while Lakita Basnight and Jayda Malone added 16 and 12 points, respectively.
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information