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St. Augustine’s Upsets Winston-Salem
FEBRUARY 25, 2003, Raleigh, NC---The sixth seeded Lady Falcons
of St. Augustine’s College upset number two seeded Winston-Salem
State in a dogfight 61-54.
In the first half the two teams shot poorly from the field. The Lady Falcons
were 7-of-25, while the Lady Rams were 10- of –31, 1-for-7 behind
the three-point line. The teams were almost even in all other statistical
categories. The score was tied six times and there was one lead change.
St. Augustine’s had a 12-11 point lead at the 10:50 mark but the
Lady Rams turned it up a notch to go to halftime with a 26-23 lead.
Shanika Wallace led the way for the Lady Falcons in the first half with
eight points and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line. Rhonda Brown added
five points and two assists in a sloppy first half in which both teams
had more than 10 turnovers. Monique Kirkland led the Lady Rams with six
points in the half and was the only player on either team to shoot 50
percent or better from the field before halftime.
In the second half the teams came out again going back and forth with
no team ever really taking control. St. Augustine’s finally tied
the game on a jumper by Ashandra Dewalt at the 9:05 mark in the second
half, only to see the lead change three more times before they were able
to take control for good. They finally took the lead for good on a lay-up
by Rhonda Brown with 59 seconds remaining the half. Great free throw shooting
down the stretch iced the game for the Lady Falcons as they went 5-for-6
from the line.
“ This time we were better prepared,” said Brown who led all
scorers with 21 points. “Last time we had a mental lapse in our
defense but tonight we stepped up to the challenge.”
Brown was joined in double figures by Dana Atkins who added 18 points
for the Lady Falcons.
Monique Kirkland led the Lady Rams with 16 points and Janine Martin had
10.