The Orange women’s basketball team has lived on the road for the past month. It’s last home game came against Eastern Alamance on January 23. Since then, the Lady Panthers have played in Burlington, Roxboro, Graham, Elon, at Cedar Ridge and in Durham. On Monday night, Orange never trailed in a wire-to-wire win over the Durham School of the Arts at venerable Sykes Gymnasium. Sophomore Shannon Murphy finished with 13 points, eleven rebounds and five assists as Orange improved to 12-10. Center Marshea Byrd had 13 points, four rebounds and four assists as the Lady Panthers built a 26-point lead at one point in the second half. Sophomore Natalie Roberson made her first start and came away with five points. Junior Evelyn George paced the Lady Panthers with 19 points and eleven rebounds. Last week, the Lady Panthers defeated Person in Roxboro 65-34. George led the Lady Panthers with 21 points, while sophomore Addie Atkins came away with 12 points. Orange will finish its regular season on the road, naturally, on Friday night in Mebane. They will face Eastern Alamance. Last year, Orange defeated the Eagles in Mebane in the opening round of the Central Conference Tournament. The Lady Panthers will open play in the Central Conference Tournament on Monday night with the team and location to be determined. 

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