Fight mars CFCC basketball game; Seahawk women improve to 2-0 with win over Campbell

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The referees had to stop Wednesday’s basketball game at Cape Fear Community College due to a fight that broke out right before halftime between the Louisburg men’s basketball team and CFCC. The hometown Sea Devils led 51-34 when physical play led to the fight. The game did not resume. Suspensions are likely to be handed out. WWAY was at the game, but we left prior to the chaos in order to head over to UNCW for the Seahawk women’s basketball game.

Elsewhere, Lenoir CC edged Brunswick CC in a men’s college basketball game 96-95.

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WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW) — Senior guard Kelva Atkins (Granville Central H.S./Stem, N.C.) made 10 of 19 shots from the floor and scored 29 points to lead the UNCW women’s basketball team to its second win in a row, an 89-80 non-conference victory over Campbell University (2-1) at Trask Coliseum on Wednesday evening.

Atkins, who recorded the fourth 25-point game of her UNCW career, also added six assists as the Seahawks improved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.

In a back-and-forth first half that featured 10 ties and 13 lead changes, the Seahawks rallied from a 38-32 deficit by scoring 11 of the final 14 points to take a 43-41 lead into the intermission. Atkins accounted for five points during the spurt.

After the Camels battled back to tie the game at 47-47 with 17:35 remaining in the second half, the Seahawks answered by scoring 11 of the next 13 points to regain a nine-point advantage with 14:33 remaining on a pair of free throws by freshman guard Madison Raque (Eastern H.S./Louisville, Ky.).

The Camels trimmed the margin to 60-57 with 12:08 remaining, but were unable to get any closer.

While Atkins led the Seahawks to the victory, sophomore forward Ryan Flowers (Millbrook H.S./Hickory, N.C.) posted the fifth “double double” of her college career with 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Sophomore guard Johanna McMillan (Sanford School/Mullica Hill, N.J.) added a career-high 17 points after making six of nine field goal attempts, including a five-for-eight performance from beyond the arc.

Sophomore guard Amanda Coffer (Northern Guilford H.S./Summerfield, N.C.) led the Camels with a career-high 30 points, including 20 in the first half. She made 11 of 17 field goal attempts, including a 3-for-7 effort from three-point range, while connecting on five of six free throws.

Senior forward Juli Osborne (Dobyns Bennett H.S./Kingsport, Tenn.) contributed a career-high 11 points and nine rebounds for the Camels, who were playing their first road game of the season.

The Seahawks will play their first road game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 22 when they travel to Appalachian State for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference game against the Mountaineers.

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Wednesday High School Scoreboard

Boys Basketball
TRASK 66 – LEJEUNE 41
DIXON 80 – SWANSBORO 53
LEESVILLE 72 – NEW HANOVER 66, LAWRENCE WILLIAMS 19 POINTS, BRIAN HOWELL 11

Girls Basketball
LEESVILLE 55 – NEW HANOVER 46, ALEX SIMMONS 13 POINTS
LEJEUNE 50 – TRASK 38

Wrestling
ASHLEY 43 – TRASK 30

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FAYETTEVILLE, AR (AP) – Ky Madden had 11 points to lead six players in double figures as Arkansas used a 15-0 first-half run to pull away for an 83-53 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.

The win is the 45th straight at home against unranked nonconference opponents for the Razorbacks (2-0), who were picked to finish third in the Southeastern Conference in the preseason.

Twelve players scored for Arkansas, with Bobby Portis, Moses Kingsley, Anton Beard, Alandise Harris and Jacorey Williams each finishing with 10 points.

Devin Thomas led the Demon Deacons (2-1) with 19 points. Wake Forest, the preseason pick to finish 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference, shot just 32.2 percent (19 of 59) from the field and committed 22 turnovers.

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