Box Score Lady Panthers pounce on poor shooting Central State in second halfWILBERFORCE, Ohio – A four game home stand came to a disappointing end for the Central State women's basketball team in a 73-44 loss to Claflin University on Monday night.
After a competitive first half, Central State trailed the Panthers by just 1 point, 25-24, at halftime. The second half would be all Claflin as the Lady Marauders were held scoreless for the first 5 minutes and 22 seconds of the 3
rd quarter. While CSU was struggling, Claflin built their lead up, 34-26, with 4:48 left in the period. Back-to-back CSU baskets brought the deficit down to 3 but the Marauders surrendered a 9-0 run to conclude the quarter and trailed, 43-31, heading into the 4
th. Claflin put the game out of reach in the final 10 minutes of play, converting 10 of 14 shot attempts from the field to balloon their lead to 31 with 1:06 left to play. With the game in hand, Claflin dribbled out the clock to coast to the 29 point win.
With the victory, Claflin remains undefeated in SIAC play with a 3-0 mark. The Panthers are 6-3 overall heading into Saturday's home game against Eckerd College. CU had 5 players finished in double-figures led by Dominique Williams' 16-point performance.
CSU, which hit just 16 of 63 field goal attempts, had no players finish with higher than 8 points on Monday night. The team was a dismal 1 of 22 from beyond the arc and turned the ball over 19 times.
Central State heads into the holiday break with an overall record of 3-5 with a 1-2 ledger in conference play. The Lady Marauders return to action on Jan. 2 against Albany State in Albany, Ga.
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