Leading up to its first round of Central Carolina Conference games, the Orange women’s basketball team had a successful week in two nonconference games. On December 6, the Lady Panthers held on to defeat Carrboro 41-36 at Jaguars Gymnasium. Senior guard Nikayla Whitted led the Lady Panthers with 14 points, while senior center Erin Jordan-Cornell added seven points. Sophomore Addie Atkins, in just her sixth varsity game, canned a crucial 3-pointer to put Orange ahead for good with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Orange returned home on Friday night to defeat Durham School of the Arts 72-34 in Hillsborough. Jordan-Cornell had the first double-double of the season for the Lady Panthers with 22 points and ten rebounds. Sophomore Evelyn George added ten points. Fellow senior Jada Reed added eight points for Orange against the Bulldogs. Earlier this year, Reed scored 12 points in the Lady Panthers’ season-opening win over East Chapel Hill. The Lady Panthers will start CCC play tonight with a road trip to Western Alamance. Tipoff will be at 5:30 and you can hear the game on Hillsboroughsports.com.