Shakarri Mack
Carroll Smith
62
Claflin CLAFWBB 1-23, CIAA: 1-14
90
Winner Fayetteville State FSU-W 15-8, CIAA: 12-2
Claflin CLAFWBB
1-23, CIAA: 1-14
62
Final
90
Fayetteville State FSU-W
15-8, CIAA: 12-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Claflin CLAFWBB 10 13 19 20 62
Fayetteville State FSU-W 20 28 23 19 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Morris Wright

Mack Scores 25 points in Losing Effort at Fayetteville State

Fayetteville, N.C. – Shakarri Mack scored a career-best 25 points, but it wasn't enough, as the Claflin University Lady Panthers fell to Fayetteville State University (FSU) 90-62 in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Southern Division women's basketball game, Thursday (Feb. 13).
 
With the road loss, Claflin dropped to 1-23 overall and 1-14 in the conference. The Lady Panthers will be off until next week when they travel to Livingstone College (Feb. 19) followed by the regular season finale at home against Elizabeth City State University (Feb. 22) for Senior Day.
 
Mack, who led all scorers in the game, surpassed a previous high of 20 points against Lincoln University (PA) earlier in the season. She also knocked down four of the Lady Panthers eight three-point baskets, giving her 13 on the season. Mack was also 7-of-10 at the free throw.
 
Dashia Jackson was the only other Lady Panthers player in double-figures with 17 points that included three three-pointers, pushing her team-leading total to 49 for the season. Jackson was near-perfect at the charity stripe, hitting 4-of-5.
 
Breanna Price added nine points for Claflin.
 
FSU, now 15-8 overall for the season and 12-2 in the conference, was led in scoring by Katisha Hyman with 17 points followed by Shantel Bennett at 14 points.
 
In the shooting department, the Lady Panthers finished the game, shooting 32.7-percent (17-52), while FSU hit a 48.4-percent (31-for-64).
 
Both teams shot in the 70-percent range for free throws as Claflin hitting 74.1-percent (20-of-27) and FSU connected 70.4-percent (19-of-27).
 
FSU broke the contest open in the second quarter by outscoring the Lady Panthers 28-13 after leading 20-10 in the first quarter. The opening quarter saw Claflin hit just two baskets.
 
The second-half of was a little closer as FSU racked up 42 points in the two quarters, while the Lady Panthers offense produced 39 points. In that half, Claflin shot a 45.5-percent (10-for-22) from the floor and 50-percent (4-for-8) in the three-point department. Most of the Lady Panthers free throw totals came in the second half where Claflin hit 15-of-21.
 
The largest lead of the game for FSU came with 8:39 left in the game at 78-45.
 
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