Ladies back in win column
On Valentine’s Day the women’s team barely lost at Lander University 83-82. Sophomore Dominique Huffin was the leading scorer against Lander with a total of 28 points. Junior guard Shandrea Moore and senior forward Tiauna Brantley both racked up 10 points apiece, and sophomore guard Mandi Dudish added 11. GCSU was beaten on Nardia Robbins’ jumper with 1.9 seconds left on the clock.
Two days later, the Lady Bobcats could not fight off Columbus State, losing 72-66. Before fouling out, Reames was able to score 15 points and grab 13 boards for her third double-double of the season. Dudish tied for most points on the night with 15, on five threes.
Senior guard Emily Bixler also scored in the double digits, racking up 11 points.
Despite high scoring games in the past, on Wednesday night neither team’s offense was able to get started due to solid defense on both sides of the court. The Bobcats were kept from shooting inside and were forced to attempt a total of eleven three pointers, making only one.
GSW’s Nadirah Gardner proved to be a difficult player for the women to defend, as she shot 5-for-8 in the first half.
Both teams struggled to establish any dominance the entire first half, keeping each other under 30 points. The Bobcats lead the game 25-19 at halftime, utilizing their four successful free throws compared to GSW’s zero.
After halftime, the Bobcats came out fighting, scoring the first field goal and setting the tone for the rest of the game.
The team was able to score 26 more points in the second half, but Head Coach John Carrick was not impressed with the Bobcat’s shooting percentage.
“We shot 31 percent,” Carrick said. “That might be the worst we’ve shot all year, but if it’s not, then it’s pretty darn close.”
Reames tied her season high by scoring 16 points. She also had 11 boards, eight that were defensive.
Coach John Carrick felt Reames was most valuable player during the game for multiple reasons.
“She had double-digit rebounds, double-digit scoring and she had a bunch of blocks, not to mention how many shots she altered, not to mention how many times people drove it down, saw her and decided to kick it back out to somebody,” Carrick said.
Dudish was able to add 12 points to the team’s score. More importantly in such a defensive game, Dudish got a total of six rebounds. Moore’s seven assists helped the team keep control of the game and hold on for the win.
Although the game was not as high-scoring as usual, Carrick was pleased with the result.
“We played a real good defensive game, it’s a shame we couldn’t put the ball in the hole,” Carrick said. “It’s good to win a game when you can’t put it in the hole.”
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on Feb 20 2009. Filed under Sports.
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