EDINBORO, PA - Demaria Liles scored a game-high 23 points Saturday night and eighth-seeded Shaw pulled off its second upset in as many days, defeating California University of Pennsylvania, 70-63, in the second round of the NCAA Division II women's basketball Atlantic Regional.
Shaw (23-11), located in Raleigh, N.C., overcame an eight-point second half deficit by holding Cal to nine points over the final 12 minutes.
California (23-8) led 36-33 at halftime and padded the advantage to 52-44 with 12:19 remaining. Shaw then went on a 9-0 run to take a 53-52 lead as the Vulcans went nearly nine minutes between field goals. Two free throws by Kayla Smith, who was held to six points - 12 below her average - gave the Vulcans their final lead at 54-53.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Shaw bowls over No. 1 seed Edinboro University (Pa.) in opener
EDINBORO, Pa. -(March 12, 2011 7:00 a.m.) — Stan Swank has had confidence in his team all season long. So down by 11 at halftime, the 24-year veteran head coach had every reason to believe his team would come back and find a way to win. It just wasn’t Edinboro’s night.
The Fighting Scots (26-4), ranked 17th in the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25, saw their outstanding season come to an end Friday with a 72-51 loss to Shaw University Lady Bears in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional quarterfinal at McComb Fieldhouse.
Shaw women advance
EDINBORO, Pa. -- They will meet again, but this time, a trip to the quarterfinals will be on the line. Rallying from an eight-point, second-half deficit, Shaw advanced to NCAA Division II Atlantic Region women's basketball final with a 70-63 win against California (Pa.) on Saturday night.
The eight-seeded Bears will face CIAA rival Johnson C. Smith in Monday's 7 p.m. regional title game at Edinboro University.
The second-seeded Golden Bulls (26-4) swept the regular-season series, but the Bears (23-11) beat them in the CIAA championship game March 5.
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NEXT GAME: SHAW UNIVERSITY LADY BEARS vs. JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY LADY GOLDEN BULLS at EDINBORO UNIVERSITY (Pa.), MCCOMB FIELDHOUSE, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 7 PM.
2011 PSAC Championship: California vs. Edinboro; Shaw Lady Bears beat the best of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
Showing posts with label 2011 CIAA Tournament Champions. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Shaw Lady Bears Reclaim Their Perch Atop The CIAA
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Shaw Lady Bears virtually owned the last decade at the CIAA Tournament, winning five championships between 2003-2008. Now they are working on the next one. And it is something Johnson C. Smith knows all too well.
Tournament MVP Demaria Liles had 15 points, six rebounds and three steals as the Lady Bears captured the 2011 CIAA Championship after a 62-56 victory over the Lady Golden Bulls on Saturday evening at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
"This one is big," said Shaw coach Jacques Curtis, who has led the Lady Bears to each of their six titles in the last nine years. "And it's big because there was a lot of pressure on this team from the beginning, especially early in the season when we lost a couple of games. We knew we had to win this tournament to go on to the next level."
It is the fifth time the Lady Bears (21-11) have defeated Johnson C. Smith (23-4) in the CIAA Championship and the fourth time in the last nine years the Lady Golden Bulls, the 2009 CIAA champion, have finished as the tournament's runner-up.
"Although in defeat, we are extremely proud of our women's basketball team and what they've accomplished thus far," said Johnson C. Smith coach Vanessa Taylor, the CIAA Women's Coach of the Year. "We hope that it is enough for the NCAA to say to us that we can live to play another day."
Videographer: pbsstep1914; Shaw University 2011 CIAA Champions
LADY GOLDEN BULLS FALL SHORT IN A 62-56 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO SHAW
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Johnson C. Smith University women's basketball were seven points shy of claiming their second CIAA Tournament title in three seasons after a 62-56 loss against Shaw University in the 2011 CIAA Women's Championship game on Saturday evening inside the Time Warner Cable Arena. The Lady Golden Bulls finish the conference post season with the best overall record in the history of the women's program at 24-4; previous mark 22-5 during the 1999-00 season. Reigning CIAA Coach of the Year Vanessa Taylor also set a new career mark for most wins in an individual season; surpassing her mark of 22-5.
This is the fifth time in history the Lady Bears (21-11) have defeated Johnson C. Smith in the CIAA Championship and the fourth time in the last nine years the Lady Golden Bulls, the 2009 CIAA champion, have finished as the tournament's runner-up (1989, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011).
The Shaw Lady Bears virtually owned the last decade at the CIAA Tournament, winning five championships between 2003-2008.
“Although in defeat, we are extremely proud of our women's basketball team and what they've accomplished thus far,” said Taylor. “We hope that it is enough for the NCAA to say to us that we can live to play another day.”
The Lady Bears were down 43-37 with 10:05 remaining in the game after junior guards Terran Quattlebaum (Mitchellville, MD) and Terrica Jones (Raleigh, NC) combined for 13 points in an 18-5 run. Aslea Williams, who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, scored seven straight points in a span of 1:40 to spark Shaw's decisive run of the game, a 12-0 spurt that handed the Lady Bears a 51-45 edge they would never relinquish.
CIAA Championship Box vs. Shaw
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Videographer: ombudlady; CIAA 2011 JCSU Cheerleader Exhibition
By Shaw University and Johnson C. Smith University Media Relations
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Tournament MVP Demaria Liles had 15 points, six rebounds and three steals as the Lady Bears captured the 2011 CIAA Championship after a 62-56 victory over the Lady Golden Bulls on Saturday evening at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
"This one is big," said Shaw coach Jacques Curtis, who has led the Lady Bears to each of their six titles in the last nine years. "And it's big because there was a lot of pressure on this team from the beginning, especially early in the season when we lost a couple of games. We knew we had to win this tournament to go on to the next level."
It is the fifth time the Lady Bears (21-11) have defeated Johnson C. Smith (23-4) in the CIAA Championship and the fourth time in the last nine years the Lady Golden Bulls, the 2009 CIAA champion, have finished as the tournament's runner-up.
"Although in defeat, we are extremely proud of our women's basketball team and what they've accomplished thus far," said Johnson C. Smith coach Vanessa Taylor, the CIAA Women's Coach of the Year. "We hope that it is enough for the NCAA to say to us that we can live to play another day."
Videographer: pbsstep1914; Shaw University 2011 CIAA Champions
LADY GOLDEN BULLS FALL SHORT IN A 62-56 CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS TO SHAW
CHARLOTTE, NC – The Johnson C. Smith University women's basketball were seven points shy of claiming their second CIAA Tournament title in three seasons after a 62-56 loss against Shaw University in the 2011 CIAA Women's Championship game on Saturday evening inside the Time Warner Cable Arena. The Lady Golden Bulls finish the conference post season with the best overall record in the history of the women's program at 24-4; previous mark 22-5 during the 1999-00 season. Reigning CIAA Coach of the Year Vanessa Taylor also set a new career mark for most wins in an individual season; surpassing her mark of 22-5.
This is the fifth time in history the Lady Bears (21-11) have defeated Johnson C. Smith in the CIAA Championship and the fourth time in the last nine years the Lady Golden Bulls, the 2009 CIAA champion, have finished as the tournament's runner-up (1989, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011).
The Shaw Lady Bears virtually owned the last decade at the CIAA Tournament, winning five championships between 2003-2008.
“Although in defeat, we are extremely proud of our women's basketball team and what they've accomplished thus far,” said Taylor. “We hope that it is enough for the NCAA to say to us that we can live to play another day.”
The Lady Bears were down 43-37 with 10:05 remaining in the game after junior guards Terran Quattlebaum (Mitchellville, MD) and Terrica Jones (Raleigh, NC) combined for 13 points in an 18-5 run. Aslea Williams, who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, scored seven straight points in a span of 1:40 to spark Shaw's decisive run of the game, a 12-0 spurt that handed the Lady Bears a 51-45 edge they would never relinquish.
CIAA Championship Box vs. Shaw
READ MORE, CLICK EACH TITLE.
Videographer: ombudlady; CIAA 2011 JCSU Cheerleader Exhibition
By Shaw University and Johnson C. Smith University Media Relations
READ MORE AT: theCIAA.com
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