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November 6, 2009
 ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville placed five players in double figures as the Bulldogs won 92-72 in an exhibition game over Mars Hill Friday night at the Justice Center.
The Bulldogs were led by Lindsey Montgomery and freshman guard Grace Blaylock's 15 points each. Kendall Shepard and Lindsey Thompson finished with 11 points apiece. Thompson collected eight rebounds and had four assists Chima Okoli added 10 points.
The Lions were paced by Brittini Young's game-high 25 points. Bria Smith contributed 17 points, while Taylor Deal had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Asheville took control of the game early in the first half when it went on a 13-0 run to race to a 20-9 lead. Blaylock hit two long treys and two buckets from Okoli keyed the run.
The Bulldogs shot an amazing 70 percent from the field in the first half. Blaylock was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from long range for 12 points. Montgomery went 5-of-6 from the field for 10 points. Thompson added 11 points and was 4-of-8 from the field.
Asheville built the lead to as many as 20 points in the opening half at 47-27 on a Montgomery lay-up with 2:30 to go in the half.
Mars Hill made a late run with seven straight points to close to 47-34 at halftime.
Young, saddled with foul trouble in the opening half, still managed to score 13 points for Mars Hill.
In the second half, the Lions crept to 11 at 51-40 on a lay-up from Smith at the 17:47 mark. Asheville quickly responded with a 14-2 run to lead 65-42 with 15 minutes left. Six different players scored for the Bulldogs in the run.
Asheville shot a 55 percent (32-of-58) from the field for the game. They shot 50 percent (8-of-16) from the three-point line and 77 percent (20-of-26) from the charity stripe.
The Bulldogs controlled the boards with a 52-34 advantage.
Mars Hill plays one more exhibition game at Wake Forest on Monday night at 7 p.m.
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