COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UPIKE men fall; Woman score big win on senior day

PIKEVILLE – University of Pikeville saw an eight-point, halftime lead slip away in the second half as University of Cumberlands rallied for an 85-79 win over the Bears on Senior Day at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday.

The Bears, now 19-9 overall and 6-9 in Mid-South Conference games, was led by Luke Layhew’s 22 points and 12 boards for a double-double. DeAndre Barton followed with 21 points while Jordan Perry added 14 and Xaviar Gaona chipped in 11.

The Bears will host Bluefield (Va.) College in a non-conference game Tuesday night.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY HALVES:

UC (22-6)…37  48 – 85

UP (19-9)…45  34 – 79

Scoring:

University of Cumberlands (85) – Jordan Griggs 7(5) 4-7 33; Tevin Olison 4 4-4 12; Ethan Snapp 2(2) 0-0 10; Caleb Taylor 2 1-2 5; Steven Fitzgerald 1 2-2 4; Jahi Hinson 7(1) 0-2 17; Bri’an Brown 0 0-2 0; and Hunter Bode 2 0-0 4. Totals: 25(8) 11-19 85.

UPIKE (79) – Luke Layhew 9 4-6 22; Xaviar Gaona 0(3) 2-4 11; Jazz Parker 0 3-4 3; Dez Brown 1 0-1 2; DeAndre Barton 8 5-5 21; Jordan Perry 4(2) 0-0 14; J.J. Ramey 2 0-0 4; and Da’Rell Domineck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25(5) 14-20 79.

WOMEN

UPIKE………………..72

Cumberlands…….66

PIKEVILLE – University of Pikeville used a solid second-half performance to turn back the University of the Cumberlands, 72-66, on Senior Day at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Saturday.

Mia Greatrex finished with 22 points and eight boards as the Bears moved to 16-13 overall and 6-8 in league play.

A.J. Reed followed with 14 points while Elisabeth Latham chipped in eight.

UPIKE closes out the regular season at Shawnee State University on Saturday.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

UC (19-9)…..13  20  14  19 – 66

UP (16-13)….13  19  17  23 – 72

Scoring:

Cumberlands (66) – Silvia Veloso 3(6) 3-6 27; Carla Covane 5 4-7 14; Reagan Begole 0(1) 0-0 3; Hannah Lawson 1 0-0 2; Abbi Douglas 1 0-0 2; Addison Wilson 0(3) 0-0 9; Vilma Covane 2 2-2 6; and Jasmine Flowers 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 12(11) 9-15 66.

UPIKE (72) – Mia Greatrex 9 4-6 22; Elisabeth Latham 2 4-4 8; Theodora Odia 1 3-4 5; Kayla Mullins 1 1-1 3; A.J. Reed 0(4) 2-4 14; Mary Englert 2 3-4 7; Sierra Feltner 1(1) 0-0 5; Brianna Burbridge 1 2-2 4; and Hailey Free 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19(5) 19-25 72.