Box Score BLUEFIELD – Allen University used a late fourth quarter surge to slip past the Rams 74-73, Thursday night in an Appalachian Athletic Conference contest at the Dome.
 
 
SCORING
Allen………16  22   22  24  -  74
Bluefield…..16  21   23  23  -  73
 
KEY MOMENTS
·         Hannah Preservati's trey got Bluefield on the board, Allen tied at 7 and went ahead 11-7. BC tied at 11 on Danae Cox's jumper midway through the opening quarter.
·         Allen opened an eight-point lead early in the second period and later extended it to 10 points at the five-minute mark of the quarter.
·         Rams closed to within two on Preservati's three with under four minutes left and to within a point on Cox's free throw.
·         Kierra Bell-Linnear's put-back with 20 seconds left made it a one-point game.
·         Closely contested in the third quarter as the teams exchanged the lead and neither gained more than a five point advantage.
·         Allen moved ahead by eight points with under three minutes to play in the game.
·         Preservati's three-point play with 1:01 left made it a one-point game.
·         An Allen three as the shot clock expired with 31.6 remaining gave the Yellow Jackets a four-point lead.
·         Tara Deel's three with 14.2 remaining brought the Rams to within three points.
 
LEADERS
·         Danae Cox – 28 points, 6 rebounds
·         Kierra Bell-Linnear – 19 points, 6 rebounds
·         Hannah Preservati – 12 points, 6 rebounds
 
UP NEXT
Bluefield (5-4, 2-3) welcomes Brenau to the Dome for an AAC game on Saturday night. It is Brenau's first season in the Appalachian Athletic Conference.