GREENWOOD, S.C. – Tasha Stotler scored nine consecutive points late in the game as the UNC Pembroke women survived Lander's upset bid 74-65 in Peach Belt Conference action Wednesday night at Horne Arena.

Pembroke improved to 11-6 overall and 6-4 in the Peach Belt. Lander fell to 4-12, 0-9.

Lauren Lingenfelter led the Lady Braves with 18 points, Stotler scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half, Victoria Willis scored 14 points, and Lindsay Bartholf added 11 points. Bartholf led Pembroke with seven rebounds and six assists, while Stotler also had seven boards. The Lady Braves shot 50 percent from the floor.

Shaquanta Glaze led the Lady Bearcats with a career-high 19 points, Shatora Irby added 14 points, and Jennifer Hukill scored 13. Tara Nyikavaranda fell just short of her eighth double-double of the season, finishing with nine points and a game-high nine rebounds.

Lander had pulled within 60-57 on a basket by Irby with 5:04 left. But Stotler scored two baskets in a row for a 64-57 lead. After Nyikavaranda scored for Lander, Stotler converted a three-point play and scored another basket to make it 69-59 with 2:31 to go.

Stotler would add another three-point play to give Pembroke its biggest lead of the game at 12, 73-61, with 29 seconds left.

Hukill nailed three 3-pointers in the first four minutes, helping Lander build an early 9-6 lead. There would be four ties and several lead changes in the first half. Glaze scored to give the Lady Bearcats their last lead of the first half at 19-18 with 9:20 left. Pembroke led 28-27 before going on a 10-0 run including seven points by Willis to extend its lead to 38-27. The Braves led 43-34 at halftime.

For the game, Lander made 26-of-59 shots from the floor (44 percent), 8-of-9 from the free-throw line (89 percent), and 5-of-12 from 3-point territory (42 percent). Pembroke made 29-of-58 shots from the floor, 9-of-18 free throws (50 percent), and 7-of-21 from behind the arc. The Braves had a 35-33 rebounding edge. After committing 35 turnovers in its previous game, Lander cut its miscues down to 17.