Box Score SPARTANBURG, S.C.- The Shorter Hawks battled off a second-half surge from Converse to defeat the Valkyries in a 70-62 final Friday night.
The Hawks were rolling in the opening frame, jumping out on a 15-3 run to begin the contest. The Hawks continued to cruise, leading 26-13 after one. The hosts started to hit their shots in the second, cutting the Hawks' lead to single digits. Shorter opened their lead back up, going on a 12-4 run fueled by six straight points from
Amiya Redus. The Hawks continued to exert control, leading 42-33 at the break.
The Valkyries crawled their way back into it in the third, outscoring the Hawks 12-11 in the quarter. Shorter managed to maintain their lead, as they entered the final frame in front 53-48. Converse came out swinging in the fourth, regaining the lead after scoring six straight.
Chelsy Singleton went on a tear in the fourth, scoring nine of her new career-high 23 points to help Shorter hold off the hosts. Another run by the Hawks put them in the driver's seat, granting Shorter the 70-62 win on the road.
The Hawks shot well as a unit, going 25-of-53 from the field for an efficient 47.2% clip. The Hawks controlled the paint, outscoring Converse 44-18 in the paint. For the second straight game,
Chelsy Singleton led the Hawks with 23 points, five rebounds, and two steals.
Amiya Redus finished with 19 points while recording a team-high four steals.
Amya Patterson and
Aijah Manning rounded out the Hawks as Patterson finished with 14 points and Manning with a near double-double of eight points and 10 rebounds.
"It was a great win for us tonight", said Head Coach
LaSheena Brooks. "It feels great to go 2-0 on the road this week. We had a huge lead in the first quarter, scoring 26 points thanks to great guard play from Singleton and Redus. We knew we would be bigger, so scoring inside was a priority, and I think we dominated there with 44 points in the paint".
UP NEXT
The Hawks will return to Rome this Tuesday, where they will host Erskine at 5:00 PM.
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