Lady Bucs Take Down Warriors in Decatur

Decatur, MS- The sixth-ranked Shelton State Women's Basketball team improved to 5-0 after an 82-47 win over the East Central Community College Lady Warriors.

The Lady Bucs were led by sophomore Makala Hobdy who posted an 18-point, 11 assist double- double- double. Freshman duo Janiyah Bone and Arissa Jenkins posted 15 and 13 points respectively behind a combined 6-10 from beyond the arc. Alana Obianozie fell just one point shy of her second consecutive double-double finishing with 9 points and 12 rebounds.

Shelton State raced out to a 17-0 lead to start the game behind 6 points from Julie Nekolna before cooling off to take a 22-5 lead into the 2^nd quarter. The 2^nd quarter followed the same script of the past 3 games as the Lady Bucs only outscored the Lady Warriors by 4 (18-14). "We are still struggling to put together a full four quarters of our best basketball," said head coach Madonna Thompson. "We cannot compete at the level we want to be at unless we learn how to play a complete game and hit our free throws." The Lady Bucs went 7-18 from the free throw line.

The 2^nd quarter struggles continued into the 3^rd quarter for the Lady Bucs as they scored only 15 in the quarter but held the Lady Warriors to just 9. The 4^th quarter saw the Lady Bucs heat up from beyond arc hitting 4 threes in the quarter including 2 from freshman Laylah Davis. Sophomores Julie Nekolna and Mattie Grace Parrish finished the game with 5 and 3 blocks respectively.

The Lady Bucs return to action on Monday, November 18^th, as they travel to Meridian, MS to take on the Lady Eagles at 5:30 PM.