WILSON, N.C.- The Shorter Hawks Women's Basketball team came up short Monday night in Wilson Gymnasium to Barton in a 66-58 final. 

The Hawks struggled coming out the gates, with the hosts jumping ahead to an 8-2 lead. The Bulldogs continued to control the opening frame, leading 24-12 after one. The Hawks had a much better second period, as shots began to fall. After Barton took a 31-20 lead, Shorter stormed back by closing the first half on a 10-2 run. Chelsy Singleton drilled a three at the horn to cap off the run and bring the Hawks to within three at the break. 

Barton once again opened with a run, outscoring Shorter 13-2 in the first five minutes to take the 43-32 lead. Much like the second quarter, the Hawks went on another run fueled by Singleton and Amiya Redus, making it a 46-44 game with Barton leading after three.  The Hawks finally regained the lead with an Amiya Redus free throw to begin the fourth, but would once again fall victim to a run by the Bulldogs. The Hawks continued to fight and scrap, but it would not be enough as they fell in a 66-58 final. 

As a unit, the Hawks shot 23-57 (40.4%) from the field as Chelsy Singleton led with 19 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Amiya Redus scored 16 points as Aijah Manning chipped in 12 points and six rebounds. 

UP NEXT

Shorter will return to the WKC on Wednesday, where they will square off against Converse at 5:30 PM. 

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