Shorter wins 20th to give Mitchell 500 wins
ROME, Ga. – Shakierya McClendon scored on Shorter’s first possession of the night and didn’t let up, scoring 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead the Lady Hawks past Alabama Huntsville, 72-59, on Tuesday in the 2015-16 VisitSpaceCoast.com Gulf South Conference quarterfinals.
BY THE NUMBERS
| Teams |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Alabama Huntsville (15-12) |
13 |
12 |
20 |
14 |
59 |
| Shorter (20-7) |
10 |
20 |
25 |
17 |
72 |
| Game Leaders |
UAH |
Shorter |
| Points |
Dina Saunders | 15
Baylee Johnson | 15 |
Shakierya McClendon | 23 |
| Rebounds |
Dina Saunders | 7 |
Taylor Adams | 11 |
| Assists |
Dina Saunders | 2 |
Shakierya McClendon | 2 |
KEY MOMENTS
Shorter opened the second quarter on a 12-1 run to take a 22-14 lead over UAH. Baylee Johnson helped cut into the Shorter lead with back-to-back 3s in the second quarter, but McClendon helped the Lady Hawks to a five-point, 30-25, halftime lead.
NOTABLE
-The win is Shorter head coach Vic Mitchell’s 500
th career win.
- Shorter has 20 wins in a season for the first time since 2011-12.
UP NEXT
Shorter will now meet No. 2 Delta State in the GSC Tournament semifinals Friday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. CT in the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham.