DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Angel Golden scored 18 points as Bethune-Cookman downed Palm Beach Atlantic 61-48 Sunday evening in Historic Moore Gym.

Briana Hardee added 16 points and Ashanti Hunt 10 as the Lady Wildcats (5-2) won their second straight.

The Lady Wildcats scored the first eight points and never trailed. Palm Beach Atlantic (1-8) closed to 8-5, but Bethune-Cookman closed the quarter by holding the Sailfish scoreless the final 4:44 to take a 13-5 lead.

Golden, a junior, was 4-8 from 3-point range and matched her career high with seven rebounds. She ended the first half with a three and started the second half with another one that gave Bethune-Cookman a 32-18 lead. The Lady Wildcats maintained a double-figure lead the rest of the night.

Hardee, who also had six rebounds, reached double-figure scoring for the third straight game.

Tyler Davis led Palm Beach Atlantic  with 12 points while Hannah Grim scored 10.

Bethune-Cookman hosts Southern Wednesday evening.

HEAD COACH VANESSA BLAIR-LEWIS
"Even though we got the victory, we took a step back as far as the energy is concerned and what we wanted out of our group. We didn't get 100 percent out of our group."

"Had we not had the scoring from Angel and Briana tonight, this would have been more of a dog fight."

ANGEL GOLDEN

"I started off slow, so I was just trying to find my rhythm."

BRIANA HARDEE
"Every day, I work to become more consistent"

NOTES: Emily Williams finished with a season-high six assists while Lyndsey Edwards posted four points and six rebounds … B-CU's 14 steals was a season-high … PBA had a 44-41 rebounding advantage … All four Lady Wildcat wins have been by double-figure margin … B-CU has won two in a row on Sunday after dropping its previous  seven Sunday games.