NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - The Apprentice School women's team held
arch-rival Southern Virginia scoreless for the last 5:17 as they
defeated the Knights 65-58 in a key USCAA match up. That victory
was the 200th in the 12-year history of Apprentice School women's
basketball.
A pressing attack forced the Knights into eight turnovers in the
first eight minutes as the Lady Builders raced out to a 19-9 lead
on a jumper from Shameka Warren with 11:59 left.
Apprentice School continued to force the tempo and pushed the
lead up to 35-18 on a jumper from Ashley Barlow with 3:43 left in
the first half.
In the second half the Knights worked their way back into the
contest and used an 11-2 run over a 3:40 span to cut the deficit to
59-58 on a Becca Denny jumper with 5:17 left. From there Barlow
scored the last six points of the game for the Lady Builders to
take the victory.
Barlow was the leading scorer for the Lady Builders with a
season-high 17 points and eight rebounds, while Warren added 12
points and eight rebounds and Taquana Sanderlin chipped in 10 for
Apprentice (17-6). Lynette Adams was the leading scorer for
Southern Virginia (10-15) with 15 points and Kendra Romito added
13.
These teams have already earned berths to the USCAA National
Championship Tournament March 7-10 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Last
year Southern Virginia won the title while the Lady Builders took
third place.
"It's a very exciting day to get a milestone victory like this,"
said Apprentice School Associate Head Coach Judi Overbey who has
been with the program for 188 of the 200 victories as either an
assistant or head coach. "This win was not only for the current
players, but all former Lady Builder players who have helped us get
to this level. It was good to see the seniors go out in style and
get us ready for the tests which will come in Oklahoma."
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 65, SOUTHERN VA. 58
SOUTHERN VA. (10-15): Lynette Adams 6-13 2-2 15;
Kendra Romito 5-9 3-11 13; Alison Anderson 3-5 0-0 9; Shalece
Hibbert 3-7 1-1 7; Becca Denny 2-3 1-4 5; Chelsea Lund 2-4 0-1 4;
Tricia Dixon 1-2 0-0 3; Chelsea Kitchens 1-1 0-0 2; Ashley Baird
0-0 0-0 0; Alyssa Jolley 0-0 0-0 0; Susie Jex 0-1 0-0 0; Tesa Moe
0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-47 7-19 58.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (17-6): Ashley Barlow 7-11 3-3
17; Shameka Warren 6-10 0-1 12; Taquana Sanderlin 5-5 0-0 10;
Rahshann Lewter 2-9 3-5 7; Tyechia Cooke 3-9 1-2 7; Whitney
Lassiter 1-7 2-2 5; Dayna Twyne 0-6 3-4 3; Upenda Morton 1-6 0-0 3;
Cametrice Butcher 0-2 1-2 1; Tia Walker 0-0 0-0 0; Natasha Jones
0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-67 13-19 65.
Halftime: Apprentice 38-26. 3-point goals--Southern Va. 5-16
(Alison Anderson 3-5; Tricia Dixon 1-2; Lynette Adams 1-3; Chelsea
Lund 0-1; Susie Jex 0-1; Tesa Moe 0-2; Shalece Hibbert 0-2),
Apprentice School 2-14 (Upenda Morton 1-3; Whitney Lassiter 1-5;
Rahshann Lewter 0-4; Natasha Jones 0-2). Rebounds--Southern Va. 36
(Lynette Adams 9), Apprentice School 39 (Shameka Warren 8; Ashley
Barlow 8). Assists-Southern Va. 19 (Shalece Hibbert 4), Apprentice
School 18 (Whitney Lassiter 6). Total fouls--Southern Va. 16,
Apprentice School 19. A-429
