Stetson snaps Florida A&M three-game win streak
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida A&M Women’s Basketball team had their three-game home win streak snapped as Stetson defeated the Lady Rattlers, 101-66, here Monday afternoon at the Al Lawson Center in non-conference action.
FAMU (5-3) had a pair of Lady Rattlers to score in double-figures with Jasmine Grice scoring a team high 24 points, followed by Kimberly Sparkman with 13. Jamie Foreman led FAMU on the boards with 10, while Sparkman led the team in assists with four.
Stetson (4-3) had five Hatters to score in double-figures with Brianti Saunders scoring a game high 30 points. Both Cherisse Burris and Amber Porter recorded a double-double for the Hatters as Porter scored 23 points and pulled down 15 boards, whereas Burris tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jama Sharp also finished the contest with a double-double with 14 points and dishing out 10 assists. Sasha Sims rounded out the cast of double-digit performers with 13 points.
FAMU finished the contest with shooting 59.1 percent (39-of-66), whereas Stetson shot 27.6 percent (24-of-87).
The Lady Rattlers will return to action on Thursday, December 5 as FAMU will travel to Norfolk, Va., to take on Norfolk State in their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest of the season in a 5:30 p.m. start at Echols arena.
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Bethune-Cookman Uses Scoring Runs to Top Edward Waters, 63-53
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Lady Wildcats remained perfect in the program series over Edward Waters, stretching the streak to 20-0 with the 63-53 win, Monday night before a crowd of 829 at historic Richard V. Moore Gymnasium.
While the Lady Wildcats logged their exact scoring total from the last appearance at Moore Gymnasium, the defensive effort limited EWC to just 30 percent shooting and maintained the margin.
The biggest offensive key in B-CU’s scoring runs was the output of senior Chastity René Taylor, who topped the Lady Wildcats for the sixth time this season, putting up 16 points, in addition to season highs of six rebounds and four steals.
Every B-CU player who entered the game logged at least a pair in the scoring column, 10 players in total, with Shakeyia Colyer and Kendra Cooper providing offensive support with nine points each, while Deja Gibson logged seven. Taylor Houston grabbed eight rebounds to lead the effort on the glass and Kailyn Williams had three blocks.
Under the sideline leadership of former B-CU assistant coach Charmaine Wilson, now in her third season at EWC, Amber Antoine led the Lady Tigers with a double-double of 13 and 13 on 41.6 shooting from the field.
The Lady Wildcats return to life on the road at the end of the week, as B-CU opens Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play with contests at Norfolk State (Saturday, Dec. 7) and Hampton (Monday, Dec. 9).
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