#23 shaw tallies two losses in
hoop-n-surf CLASSIC
Lady Bears Hampered in Hawaii
by Arctic Field Goal Shooting
December 17 - 18, 2007 – Honolulu, Hawaii – The #23 Shaw University Lady Bears propelled through air pockets and a cluster of clouds to contend in the Hoop – N – Surf Classic. Unfortunately, the Lady Bears came up short on both days as they were eliminated by #14 Emporia State University 93 – 86 on day one and 75 – 52 by Truman State University on day two. The Lady Bears’ record now stands at 5 – 6 Overall, 1 – 1 CIAA.
On their first day of competition, the Lady Bears looked to start off on the right foot with a win against ESU. The task seemed to be easier said than done as although Shaw sunk 50% more shots than their opponents, the Lady Bears stood in the shadows of ESU with an arctic 33.3% field goal percentage (30 made of 90 attempted field goals). Furthermore, Shaw’s strenuous uphill battle including the Lady Bears only able to make four of 21 attempted three-point field goals (19%). On the contrast, Shaw out rebounded ESU 46 – 45 and fueled their fight by forcing 29 turnovers. Shaw threatened to take the lead late in the first half when #3 Tanisha McGaughey (Guard / 5 – 11 / Freshman / Norfolk, VA) tickled the twine with a behind the arc basket to tie the score 22 – 22 at the 8:10 mark. Nevertheless, ESU escalated out of the intermission to rebuild a more than comfortable cushion and cancel all comeback chances submitted by Shaw. Despite the setback, Shaw had three Lady Bears to finish in double figures. The premier offensive player was #21 NaKeisha Anthony (Guard / Forward / 5 - 10 / Senior / Charlotte, NC) as she scored 24 points (eight rebounds / two assists / one steal). The other two scholar-athletes to accumulate double figures were #3 Tanisha McGaughey as she scored 21 points (six rebounds / one assist / one steal) and #25 Jamie Goshen (Forward / 6 - 0 / Senior / Chesapeake, VA) as she scored 16 points (two rebounds / one assist / one steal).
On day two, the Lady Bears were focused on concluding competition with a more positive result. Sadly, Shaw still suffered from frosty finger-tips as they composed a freezing 34.7% (25 of 72); including missing all four three-point attempts. The Lady Bears applied stifling defensive pressure to produce 16 steals which served as a stem in Shaw trapping TSU into committing a total of 29 turnovers. Shaw cut their point deficit to as little as six points, 34 – 28 TSU, when in the first half, #25 Jamie Goshen (Forward / 6 – 0 / Senior / Chesapeake, VA) dissected TSU’s defense to convert on three consecutive lay-up in the final seven minutes. After the break, Shaw’s defense was diluted with streaky scoring spurts by their opponents as TSU tip-toed away and to lengthen their lead by as many as 29 points. Shaw’s top scorer was #3 Tanisha McGaughey (Guard / 5 – 11 / Freshman / Norfolk, VA) as she scored 12 points (five rebounds / two assists / three steals). Providing additional scoring was #25 Jamie Goshen (two rebounds / one assist), #21 NaKeisha Anthony (Guard/ Forward / 5 – 10 / Senior / Charlotte, NC) (four rebounds / two assists / one steal), and #34 Nicky Souter (Forward / Center / 6 – 0 / Senior / Brooklyn, NY) (three steals) as they each scored eight points. Souter was only two points shy of tallying a double double as she took possession of a game- high 11 rebounds.
The #23 Shaw University Lady Bears will travel to Miami Shores, FL as they are scheduled participants of the Barry University Holiday Classic. The Lady Bears will be in contest on December 28, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. against the hosting institution, Barry University. Then, on December 29, 2007 at 4:00 p.m., for the second time of the season, Shaw will face off against NOVA Southeastern.
