RICHMOND, VA - The Claflin Lady Panthers (3-3, 0-1 CIAA) opened Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play on a down note when the team took a 75-47 loss to the Virginia Union Panthers (5-3, 1-0 CIAA), Thursday. Though there was no shortage of effort by the Lady Panthers, the team could not seem to get their offense going in the hard-fought loss.
 
As a team, the short-handed Lady Panthers struggled throughout the game. The normally potent Claflin offense was held to just 47 points in the game and shot just 34.4% (21-of-61) from the floor and just 17.0% (three-for-17) from the three-point line. Claflin senior guard Nya Morris led the way for the Lady Panthers with 15 points and seven rebounds in the game. She also added a pair of steals. Junior forward Ashari Lewis added a career-high 12 points with a blocked shot in the game as well.
 
With the loss, the Lady Panthers fell to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in CIAA play. The team will return to action, Saturday, when they head to Bowie, Maryland to take on the Bowie State Bulldogs. For more information on Lady Panthers basketball, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletics Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to www.athletics.claflin.edu.