Dionna Long
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Dionna Long scored a game-high 19 points in the win.
57
Winner Claflin CLAFWBB 1-19 , CIAA:1-11
47
Saint Augustine's SAU-W 8-12 , CIAA:3-7
Winner
Claflin CLAFWBB
1-19 , CIAA:1-11
57
Final
47
Saint Augustine's SAU-W
8-12 , CIAA:3-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Claflin CLAFWBB 14 13 13 17 57
Saint Augustine's SAU-W 14 11 12 10 47

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Romanda Noble-Watson, SID

Claflin Defeats Saint Augustine’s 57-47 in CIAA Southern Division Contest

Lady Panthers Pick Up First Win of the Season

Raleigh, N.C. – The Claflin University women's basketball team outscored Saint Augustine's University 17-10, in route to defeating the Lady Falcons, 57-47, to secure its first win of the season.  The win avenges an earlier two-point season loss to the Lady Falcons.
 
Dionna Long scored a game-high19 points and Shakarri Mack came off the bench to drop in 14 to lead Claflin (1-19, 1-11 CIAA) in the win. Mack also pulled in seven rebounds in the contest.
 
Dashia Jackson added eight  points and a game-high eight rebounds while Lydia pulled in six rebounds.
 
Saint Augustine's (8-12, 3-7 CIAA) was led by Kaaliya Williams with 18 points.  Angela Carabello was the only other Lady Falcon to score in double-figures with 10.
 
Claflin opened the second half by scoring the first basket of the third quarter to push its half-time lead to four, 29-25.  Saint Augustine's then scored the next six-of-eight points to tie the game at 31-all with 6:29 showing on the clock.
 
Long made a layup 20 seconds later to give Claflin the lead once again.  After the Lady Panthers increased its lead to six, 37-31, the Lady Falcons went on a 5-0 run ending with a layup by Kiana Clark to tie the game at 37-37 with 1:47 remaining.  Joice Beda Thomas made a layup with 1:29 remaining in the third quarter to give Claflin the lead for good at 39-37.  Jackson hit the first of two free-throws with three seconds remaining to give the Lady Panthers the 40-37 advantage heading into the final quarter.
 
The fourth quarter of the game belonged to Claflin as the Lady Panthers scored the first four-of-six points to push its lead to five, 44-39.  Leading by two, 45-43 with 3:39 remaining in the contest, Claflin scored five straight points and 12 of the final 16 to pick up the 10-point victory.
 
The Lady Panthers opened the game with a 9-5 lead, but Saint Augustine's offense remained solid scoring 9-of-14 for a 14-all tie after one.
 
The Lady Falcons offense took what appeared to be control of the game, scoring five of the second quarter first six points to take the 20-15 lead with 7:15 remaining in the opening half. 
 
Claflin's offense quickly regrouped, using a 5-0 run of its own to tie the game at 20-20 with 4:25 left.  The Lady Panthers outscored Saint Augustine's 7-5 in the final-plus minutes for the two-point half-time lead (27-25).
 
Claflin will open a three-game homestand beginning Monday, Feb 3, when they host Fayetteville State in CIAA Southern Division contest.  The Lady Panthers will then host Virginia State (Feb. 5) and close out the homestand with Johnson C. Smith on Feb. 8.
 
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