Shakarri Mack
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Shakarri Mack scored 14 points in her final home game as a Lady Panthers
69
Winner Elizabeth City ECSU-W 10-17, 7-9 CIAA
48
Claflin CLAFWBB 1-25, 1-16 CIAA
Winner
Elizabeth City ECSU-W
10-17, 7-9 CIAA
69
Final
48
Claflin CLAFWBB
1-25, 1-16 CIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Elizabeth City ECSU-W 17 18 15 19 69
Claflin CLAFWBB 19 6 5 18 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Morris Wright

Claflin Falls to Elizabeth City State University in Regular-Season Finale

Orangeburg, S.C. – The Claflin University women's basketball team ended the regular season on a disappointing note, falling to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) 69-48 in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) contest, Saturday (Feb. 22).
 
Claflin finished the regular-season campaign at 1-25 overall and 1-16 against CIAA opponents.
 
The Lady Panthers will now take part in the 75thAnnual CIAA Tournament that starts Monday (Feb. 24) and ends Saturday (Feb-29) in Charlotte, N.C.
 
Breanna Price, a sophomore post player, led Claflin in scoring with a career-best of 18 points, surpassing a previous season-high of 12 points that she scored on three separate occasions. Price was 6-for-8 from the field and perfect at the free throw in six attempts.
 
Shakarri Mack, the only senior member on the team, also scored in double-digits 14 points, her 13th game in double-figures this season and fifth over the last seven games. Mack was near-perfect at the charity, hitting 7-of-8.
 
Price and Mack shared rebound honors for the Lady Panthers with seven apiece.
 
Dashia Jackson had nine points and four assists for Claflin. Jackson also enjoyed a game at the free throw line, connecting 7-of-9.
 
The Panthers finished the game, going 20-of-28 at the free throw line and shot 21.3-percent (13-for61) from the floor.
 
ECSU, which completed the season sweep over Claflin, ended its regular season at 11-17 overall and 7-9 in the CIAA.
 
Asia Deal led ECSU with a game-high 21 points. Devona Stell added nine points and seven rebounds for the Vikings.
 
ECSU ended the game, hitting 60.4-percent (29-for48) from the field with five three-pointers.
 
The first quarter saw both teams with solid offensive moments. The Lady Panthers used an 8-0 run over a three-minute span, to increase a slim 7-6 lead to 17-6 with 2:11 left in the quarter.
 
It was then ECSU turn as the Vikings reeled off 11 unanswered points over the next 1-1/2 minutes. A three-point play by Deal capped off the run and tie the contest at 17-17 with 33 seconds on the clock.
 
Jackson later provided Claflin a 19-17 lead to end the quarter by hitting two-of-three free throws with .05 on the clock.
 
Both teams shot well from the field in the quarter as Claflin hit 43.8-percent (7-for-16) and ECSU shot 50.0-percent (7-for-14).
 
The second quarter belonged to ECSU as the Vikings shot a sizzling 70-percent (7-for-10) from the floor, outscoring the Lady Panthers 18-6 in the period for a 35-25 lead at the intermission.
 
ECSU scored the first three points in the third quarter play, top push its half-time lead to 13, 38-25. Mack quickly scored five straight points, two free-throws and a three-pointer, to cut the ECSU lead to single digits, 38-30, at the 7:54 mark.
 
Mack points would be the only offensive production for the Lady Panthers in the quarter as ECSU went on a 12-0 run in the final seven minutes. The run propelled ECSU to a 50-30 lead heading into the final quarter.
 
The fourth quarter was close in team scoring as ECSU edged Claflin by a 19-18 margin.
 
Game Note:  Senior Shakarri Mack along with women's basketball manager Tyniah James were honored in a post-game presentation for senior day.
 
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