CAU Wins Sixth In a Row in Defeating Kentucky State 94-67

ATLANTA, Georgia -- Shelvick Henry came off the bench to score 22 points to lead the Clark Atlanta University Panthers to their sixth straight win, a 94-67 victory over Kentucky State University Monday at L.S. Epps Gymnasium.

The Panthers are now 11-1 overall, 5-0 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference where they are tied with Claflin and Morehouse for first place in the SIAC East Division.

Monday, the Panthers combined hot shooting with stellar defense in defeating Kentucky State (3-10, 2-4 SIAC).

Henry and Michael Vigilance combined for 18 first-half points off the bench to lead the Panthers to a 45-34 halftime lead.

"I thought once again our bench with Shel and Big Mike, gave us a really big lift," said CAU head coach Darrell Walker. "It was a good win against a team that scores a lot of points and we held them to 67 points, so that's pretty good defense."

Henry's hot hand continued in the second half as he hit all seven of his shots, including three 3-pointers. Jalen Mitchell and Samson Akilo both came off the bench late in the second half to hit shots that twice gave the Panthers their largest lead at 35 points as they cruised to the victory.

Henry finished with 22 points, five rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal. Austin Donaldson had 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Vigilance finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, one block and a steal. Akil Douglas had 11 points and eight rebounds while Mitchell finished with ten points and two rebounds.

Kentucky State was led by Austin Sherell who had 23 points.

CAU out-rebounded Kentucky State 47-31, while the Panthers got 47 points from their bench. They also held KSU's leading scorer Dorian Jordan to just six points.

"I think he got fatigued at the end," Walker said. "I thought that AJ and Shel did a great job of denying him the ball and making him work for the ball the entire game. Offensively he got tired, which was good for us.

"We played Central State the last game and we shot 35 percent from the field and won the game," he said. "That was a grind out game. So when we shoot 45 to 50 percent from the field, it becomes like this, with the defense. We can win both ways."

Clark Atlanta takes time off for the Christmas break before returning to action on Dec. 30 when they visit Spring Hill College. They are back at L.S. Epps Gymnasium on Jan. 4 when they host Lane College.

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