Ladies lose final three, head into PBC tourney in sixth
In their third straight loss, the Bobcats outshot Aiken, making 22 out of 54 baskets. The Pacers were able to pull off a win despite only shooting 18-for-46.
Free throws made all the difference in the battle between the teams. Aiken more than doubled the amount of free throws shot by the Bobcats, going 24-for-32. The ‘Cats shot seven for 11 in free-throws.
While free throws and fouls did play a part, Head Coach John Carrick does not consider them the only factor in the loss.
“It’s very, very easy in sports to blame somebody else like the officials,” Carrick said. “It’s not the officials; we missed two uncontested layups and we missed four free throws – I didn’t see an official push us.”
Senior Tiauna Brantley went 4-for-4 from the line and ended up with a total of 17 points. Brantley also had six rebounds, one block and a steal.
Junior point guard Shandrea Moore scored 12 points and had nine assists against the Pacers. Moore also walked away with six rebounds.
Junior guard Daniela Nopuente and junior forward Antoinette Reames both helped the Bobcat effort, scoring nine points each. Nopuente had three rebounds and an assist. Reames managed six rebounds, three swats and two steals during the game.
The Pacers managed to out rebound the Bobcats 38-30. Aiken’s players also had four players score in double digits.
After falling to Aiken, the Bobcats finished the regular season in sixth place in the Peach Belt Conference.
Despite ending the regular season with three losses, Moore is hopeful for the upcoming PBC tournament.
“We didn’t finish the regular season off the way wanted to, but we get a chance to redeem ourselves in the tournament,” Moore said. “We can get some payback, especially from our last game against Aiken.”
On Mar. 5, the team will travel to Aiken to face the Pacers in the 3-vs.-6 quarterfinal round of the PBC Tournament. Even after the recent loss to Aiken, Reames has a positive outlook on the next game.
“The main thing is to think of every team as 0-0. No one has a win, no one has a loss,” Reames said. “I think that the conference is pretty much all teams that are close to being the same scoring-wise.”
Like Reames, Carrick remains optimistic about the upcoming tournament.
“In the 17 years of the Peach Belt Tournament, Georgia College has won it four times, and the closest [number of wins] to us is two times,” Carrick said. “The four times that Georgia College won it they were the first seed, the fourth seed, the third seed, and the sixth seed, so in other words, it’s been done from girls who have changed in this same locker room.”
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on Mar 6 2009. Filed under Sports.
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