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Women's Basketball

Claflin Lady Panthers Return to Action on the Road at Shaw

Raleigh, N.C. –  The Lady Panthers of Claflin University will enter the second portion of their 2019-20 basketball schedule in search of their first win of the season on Monday (Jan. 6) at Shaw University.
 
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southern Division contest tip-off at 5:30 p.m. inside the C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium on the Shaw campus.
 
Claflin finished the first half of the season winless at 0-11 overall and 0-5 in the CIAA. The Lady Panthers came close to ending the losing streak against their last two opponents in Saint Augustine's University and Shaw.
 
Against Saint Augustine's, Claflin held a 57-46 lead with just under seven minutes left, but the Lady Falcons scored 17 of the final 21 points, to take the 63-61 win.
 
In the final game of the 2019 calendar Claflin fell 58-53 loss to Shaw.  In the contest, the Lady Panthers was outscored 25-17 in the third quarter after owning a 24-21 halftime lead. Both teams scored 12 points each in the fourth quarter.
 
Dashia Jackson was the offensive leader for the Lady Panthers during the two-game stretch, averaging 16.5 points, pushing her season total to 10.1 points, second best on the team behind Dionna Long who leads the team at 13.4 points, including a career-high 20 points against Bowie State University. Long has scored in double-figures nine of the Lady Panthers 11 games this season.
 
Also averaging near the double-digit mark for Claflin is the lone senior Shakarri Mack at 9.1 points.
 
Shaw, 4-8 overall and 1-4 in the CIAA, opened the second-half last weekend, falling to Virginia Union University 88-49. The defeat was Shaw sixth in its last seven games.
 
Shaw is led by Orangeburg native and former Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School standout Dejoria Howard at 13.1 points and 7.2 rebounds. She posted a double-double of 13 points and 14 rebounds in the first meeting against Claflin.
 
After the road trip, Claflin will return home for two games, Virginia Union (Jan. 9) and Bowie State (Jan. 11).
 
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Players Mentioned

Dashia Jackson

#0 Dashia Jackson

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Dionna Long

#11 Dionna Long

G
5' 4"
Freshman
Shakarri Mack

#20 Shakarri Mack

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6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dashia Jackson

#0 Dashia Jackson

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Dionna Long

#11 Dionna Long

5' 4"
Freshman
G
Shakarri Mack

#20 Shakarri Mack

6' 0"
Junior
F