Greenville – Four double-figure scorers helped power North Greenville to an 80-67 win over Bob Jones on Tuesday evening.

Journey Muhammed and Savannah Hughes led NGU in scoring with 17-points each while Haley Luttrell and Karen Donehew both finished with 13-points each.  Ayano Shelton led the team with seven rebounds.

North Greenville used a big third quarter to help secure the non-conference win over the Bruins after leading by three points at halftime. North Greenville closed out the period on an 11-5 run, capped by a Muhammed three pointer and a Donehew lay-up to make it 61-49 in the fourth.

The Bruins cut North Greenville’s double-digit lead to just five points but NGU answered with a five straight points, including an Ayano Shelton triple to re-take a 10-point edge. The Crusaders used 40 points in the paint to hold off the Bruins in the final minutes ne route to the win.  

North Greenville is back in Tigerville on Saturday afternoon to host Barton College at 2 PM