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Barton women's basketball advances in the league tournament, 84-71 over North Greenville

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WILSON, N.C. – The Barton women's basketball team (23-5) advanced to the semifinals of the 2020 Conference Carolinas Championship with an 84-71 victory over North Greenville (13-15) in the quarterfinal round Tuesday evening at Wilson Gymnasium.

Barton will next face third-seeded Emmanuel (Ga.) (20-7) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m., at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C., on the campus of Wofford College.  The Lions defeated sixth-seeded King (16-13) by a 72-63 score tonight at home.

Barton – the second seed in this year's league tournament – was led by junior center Shanika Peterkin (Virginia Beach, Va.) and sophomore forward Jami Tham-Morrobel (Arlington, Va.).  Peterkin notched her 23rd double-double on the year with 25 points and 14 rebounds while Tham-Morrobel added a double-double on her own – 23 points and 11 rebounds – as the Bulldogs defeated the Crusaders for the third time this year.

Seventh-seeded North Greenville lost despite a game-high 28-point effort from Karen Donehew (Knoxville, Tenn.).  The Bulldogs opened a 40-30 halftime lead and remained ahead the rest of the way.  Barton senior guard Summer Baer (Fleming Island, Fla.) added 15 points and five treys – increasing her league-leading total to 102 – as the Bulldogs won their 10th straight game.

Barton also held a 46-32 advantage on the boards and increased its record to 16-1 in its last 17 games.  Barton also advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the fourth straight season.

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Players Mentioned

Summer Baer

#25 Summer Baer

G
5' 7"
Junior
Shanika Peterkin

#23 Shanika Peterkin

C
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jami Tham-Morrobel

#33 Jami Tham-Morrobel

PF/SF
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Summer Baer

#25 Summer Baer

5' 7"
Junior
G
Shanika Peterkin

#23 Shanika Peterkin

6' 2"
Sophomore
C
Jami Tham-Morrobel

#33 Jami Tham-Morrobel

5' 11"
Freshman
PF/SF

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