ROME, Ga.- The Lady Hawks were at home for a matchup with the Lady Tigers of West Alabama. Shorter held a four point lead a halftime and fought hard in the second half to maintain that lead, ultimately winning 71-69.

Shorter started the game on a 13-2 run in the first five minutes of the game. In that 13-2 run, Jasmine Gaines shot 3-3 from the three-point line. Shorter lead the entire first half by as much as 11 points and went into the locker room with a four-point lead. The Lady Tigers came out fighting in the second half, going on a seven-point run and taking a four-point lead. The rest of the third quarter was back-and-forth with neither team's lead going above three points. Shorter held a lead for most of the fourth quarter and was leading by three in the last five seconds of the game. Jada Golden of the Lady Tigers went to the free throw line with three seconds left and her team down by three. She made her first shot and then purposefully missed her second to give her team the chance to tie the game up. West Alabama got the rebound but was unable to get a shot off before the game clock ran out.

Jasmine Gaines played the entire game, scored 39 points, shot 6-6 from the three-point line, recorded seven assists and four steals. Tiara Lewis followed with 12 points and four rebounds. Ansley Barge pulled down three rebounds and scored ten points. The Lady Hawks led the Lady Tigers in three-point percentage (57.1% - 45.5%) and both teams shot 75% from the free throw line. Shorter scored 18 points off of turnovers and 15 fast break points, while West Alabama only scored 14 points off of turnovers and seven fast break points.

The Lady Hawks will travel to Atlanta on Saturday February 12^th for a matchup with the Lady Cougars of Carver College. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 PM.