Livingston, AL -- The Shorter Hawks dropped their conference matchup against West Alabama with a loss of 53-65.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Shorter 53, West Alabama 65
Records: Shorter (0-7), West Alabama (6-1)
All-Time Series: West Alabama leads 8-7
SUMMARY:
- 1Q -The Hawks and Tigers traded buckets all quarter long. Shorter saw 6 different players score during this quarter | Shorter 16, UWA 17
- 2Q – After an early Tigers layup, Shorter went on a 7-0 run to take a 4 point lead early in the quarter. The Tigers clawed their way back into the game, until a late second layup by Hardin gave the Hawks the lead at the break | Shorter 31, UWA 30
- 3Q – Much like the previous two quarters, both teams traded baskets until the very end | Shorter 44, UWA 43
- 4Q - UWA went on a 9-0 run early in the quarter to pull away from the Hawks | Shorter 53, UWA 65
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Hawks had two players in double figures Peterson (14) Woods (11)
- The Hawks shot 89% from the free throw line
- The Hawks forced the Tigers into 14 turnovers
- Keyra Peterson and Derrica McCall both led Shorter with 7 rebounds
- Kenley Woods led Shorter with 4 steals
WORDS FROM THE HAWKS:
I am proud of the way our ladies have been competing and getting better over the last few games. We are young, but we are headed in the right direction. Now it's time to prepare for our next game against Alabama Huntsville. – Coach Brooks
ON THE HORIZON:
Shorter takes on Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday (12/4).
