PENSACOLA, FL. -- The Shorter Hawks opened up their conference slate against West Florida with a loss of 64-90. Although Derrica McCall, Keyra Peterson, and Lindsey Hardin scored in double digits, it was not enough to keep the Argos down.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Shorter 64, West Florida 90
Records: Shorter (0-3), West Florida (1-1)
All-Time Series: West Florida leads 15-6
SUMMARY:
- 1Q -The Hawks jumped out to an 4-0 lead in the 1st quarter. Hardin, McCall and Tylia Kemp all scored 3pt field goals, shooting 42.8% (3-7) | Shorter 16, UWF 23
- 2Q - UWF jumped out to a 14-0 run in the 2nd quarter, Peterson scored her first two buckets in the quarter to stop the run | Shorter 27, UWF 46
- 3Q - The Hawks struggled to score again, with about 3 minutes into the quarter Hardin made it to the free throw line connecting on both | Shorter 38, UWF 74
- 4Q -Shorter outscored the Argos by 10, but that wasn't enough to cut the deficit | Shorter 64, UWF 90
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Hawks had three players in double figures McCall (15) Peterson (14) Hardin (14)
- The Hawks shot 80% from the free throw line 16-20
- The Hawks forced the Argos to 14 turnovers
- Keyra Peterson led Shorter with 9 rebounds, 4 of them were offensive rebounds
- Derrica McCall led Shorter with 7 assists
WORDS FROM THE HAWKS:
We were definitely due for a good shooting night; we just were not locked in as a team defensively. We got slammed on the offensive boards and did not play great transition basketball on defense. We will travel to Valdosta tomorrow and play a tough team on Saturday. We will need to make some adjustments defensively in order to give ourselves a chance to win. -Coach Brooks
ON THE HORIZON:
Shorter takes on Valdosta on Saturday. Valdosta lost 56-55 to Lee.
