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Allen’s double-double paces 2nd straight PC women win

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FARMVILLE, Va. – A double-double from forward Keyonna Allen (Forest Park, Ga.), a sizeable rebounding advantage and a hot shooting performance gave the Presbyterian College women’s basketball team its second straight win with a 66-61 road victory over Longwood on Saturday afternoon.

PC improves to 7-17 overall and 5-10 in the Big South. The Blue Hose return to Templeton Center to host Liberty on Thursday at 7 p.m. Longwood falls to 7-17, 4-11 in league play and next travel to Gardner-Webb on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Blue Hose outrebounded the Lancers by an incredible 40 to 13 margin and shot 50 percent (22-for-44) from the floor. PC improved on a 30-27 halftime lead and outscored Longwood on second-chance points, 19-2.

Allen posted a team-high 16 points and 12 rebounds for her third career double-double. Karlee Taylor (Asheville, N.C) added 15 points—all on three-pointers—and Sherece Smith (Clemson, S.C.) dished out seven assists, the 10th-most in a Division I game at Presbyterian College.

PC battled to a first-half lead and needed some work at the end of the half to get back in front.

After a tight start to the game,

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