Lady Falcons Succumb 97-74 To Shaw
Freshman guard Regime McCombs (Greenville, S.C.) of Saint Augustine’s University scored 20 points but the Lady Falcons succumbed to crosstown rival Shaw University 97-74 in a CIAA women’s basketball game inside a full house at Spaulding Gymnasium on Shaw’s campus Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
The loss snapped a two-game win streak for the Lady Falcons (9-9 overall, 5-4 CIAA, 2-1 Southern Division), who had won four of their last five games entering the matchup against the defending NCAA Division II champions. Both teams were tied atop the Southern Division standings at 2-0, but the Lady Bears (17-2 overall, 7-2 CIAA, 3-0 Southern Division), ranked 12th nationally in Division II, gained sole possession of first place with the victory.
The Lady Falcons stayed even with the Lady Bears for most of the first half, but the game got away from them with the score tied at 36-36 right before halftime. A 48-22 run by the Lady Bears which started in the final two minutes of the first half gave them a comfortable 84-58 lead with just under six minutes left in the second half.