Cleveland, Tenn.- Shorter University (0-4, 0-2) travelled conference rival Lee University (7-0, 2-0) on Monday night.

With a slow start, the Hawks scored seven points to the Flames nineteen. Senior Tatum Ragsdale led in scoring for the Hawks with seventeen points and five rebounds, playing 34 minutes on the court. Christian Bolden came in close behind her with thirteen points and four assists.

Jasmine Gaines, Kailee Tipton and MeKala Fuller were all in the top five scorers of the game for the Hawks scoring ten, eight and six points respectively. Gaines was able to recover the ball with two steals and went 100% when put on the line for free-throws.  

The Hawks will play their season home opener against Young Harris College on December 2^nd at the Winthrop-King Centre with tip-off at 7:00pm. Tune into goshorterhawks.com for more details.