Hawks Fall Short to #5 Blazers
Rome, GAÂ -- The Shorter Hawks dropped their conference matchup against Valdosta State with a loss of 56-63.
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INSIDE THE MATCHUP
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Final: Shorter 56, Valdosta State 63
Records:Â Shorter (1-15), Valdosta State (13-2)
All-Time Series:Â Valdosta State leads 19-3
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SUMMARY:
- 1Q -The Hawks jumped out to a 10 – 2 lead early | SU 14, VSU 13
- 2Q The Hawks started the quarter with two big baskets and limited the Blazers to just 6 total points for the quarter | SU 26, VSU 19
- 3Q – The Blazers forced SU into 9 turnovers and the Hawks went scoreless for 6 mins. Kate Richards fouled out with 3 mins to go in the quarter | SU 38, VSU 40
- 4Q – SU and VSU traded buckets for most of the quarter and Tiara Lewis fouled out with 5 mins left in the quarter | SU 56, VSU 63
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Hawks had three players in double figures Hardin (18) Lewis (15) McCall (14)
- The Hawks shot 74% from the free throw line (14-19)
- The Hawks forced the Blazers into 16 turnoversÂ
- The Hawks defense stifled the Blazers in the second quarter (6 points)
- The Hawks shot 43.2% from the field (Season High)
​​WORDS FROM THE HAWKS:Â
I felt like we turned a corner tonight. Although, we didn't get the outcome we desired, we competed for 40 mins against the #5 ranked team. We were up on them going into the half and held them to 6 points in one quarter. Our group is young; they are learning and growing. – Coach Brooks
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ON THE HORIZON:
 Shorter takes on West Florida at home on Saturday 1/14 at 2PM.
