Rome, GA – Southern Wesleyan fell in their first Conference Carolinas game of the season to the Shorter Hawks in a 69-50 final score.
The Warriors shot 35.4% from the field in the loss to the Hawks. After shooting 71.43% from beyond the arc in the first quarter, Southern Wesleyan finished by going 7-20 in the game. Kyra Price and Lexie Ransom each totaled nine points in the game. Right behind them, Princess McCauley had eight points. Of the nine assists in the match, Peyton Looky had five.
Southern Wesleyan pulled down 21 rebounds during the game. DeYana Hayes led the team with six. Both Hayes and Kyra Price had blocks. The Warriors stole the ball away six times with Makayla Raines leading the team with two steals in the game.
Game Vitals
Final: Shorter 69, Southern Wesleyan 50
Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-4 / CC 0-1) Shorter (2-2 / CC 1-1)
How It Happened
Shorter put up the first basket of the game as Aijah Manning put up a mid-range jump shot. The Warriors answered as Kyra Price and Makayla Raines knocked down back-to-back three point shots to give Southern Wesleyan the lead. Amiya Redus put up a three pointer of her own, but the Warriors pressed on as Savanna Nicholson passed the ball out beyond the arc to Peyton Looky who put up her only three pointer of the game. Amya Patterson laid the ball up into the basket to tie the game up at nine. The Warriors pressed on as Lexie Ransom hit a three pointer off a pass from Looky. Shorter took the lead as Patterson put up a three of her own. The Hawks would not relent, but a last second three pointer out of the hands of Nicholson kept them within three pointers of the Hawks.
The Hawks maintained their offensive intensity in the second quarter as Ahtiana Benway put up a jump shot. Baskets by Aijah Manning and Benway allowed them to extend their lead to 30-21. Savanna Nicholson drove to the basket and laid the ball up into the net. With just under six minutes left in the quarter, Danielle Earley got up a mid-range jump shot. However, Shorter answered with a jump shot of their own out of the hands of Manning. The Hawks continued to press ahead as Manning scored her thirteenth point of the game off a layup to give Shorter a 41-29 point lead going into the locker room.
An early foul by the Warriors in the third quarter allowed Aijah Manning to make a couple free throws. Kyra Price laid the ball up into the basket. Shorter pressed on with baskets by Amiya Redus and Manning. With just under five minutes on the clock, Princess McCauley drove to the basket and laid the ball up. Peyton Looky pulled down a rebound and passed the ball down to Lexie Ransom. Ransom fired off her second three pointer of the game to keep the Warriors within twenty.
Southern Wesleyan continued to fight back in the final quarter of the game as Princess McCauley hit a mid-range jump shot. Lexie Ransom knocked down yet another three pointer. However, the Hawks answered as Amiya Redus put up a jump shot to allow Shorter to maintain their twenty point lead. Danielle Earley got a jump shot into the basket, but the Warriors could not push past the Hawks as they fell in a 69-50 final score.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will travel to Dahlonega, GA after the Thanksgiving break on November 29 to take on the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. They will remain on the road on December 3 as they travel to Young Harris, GA to take on the Young Harris Mountain Lions.
